Pain and mental health symptom patterns and treatment trajectories following road trauma: a registry-based cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Targeted and collaborative rehabilitation should be considered for people at risk of persistent pain or mental health symptoms to optimise their recovery, particularly patients with socioeconomic disadvantage.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONTwo-thirds of people experience pain and/or mental health within the first 24-months after hospitalization for road trauma, of whom only 6-7% recover by 12-months, and a further 6% recover by 24-months post-injury.There were three main trajectories of administrative records of treatments received in the first two years after injury: 76 and 83% had low treatment, 18 and 12% had moderate then declining treatment levels, and 6 and 5% had stable high treatment for pain or mental health, respectively.People who recovered from pain or mental health symptoms generally had lower treatment and higher socioeconomic position, highlighting that coordinated rehabilitation care should be prioritized for people living with socioeconomic disadvantage.PMID:34871122 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.2008526

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - December 6, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sherry Huang Joanna F Dipnall Belinda J Gabbe Melita J Giummarra Source Type: research