@article{ref1,
title="Pain and interference of pain with function and mood in elderly adults involved in a motor vehicle collision: a pilot study",
journal="Experimental aging research",
year="2012",
author="Platts-Mills, Timothy F. and Burke, Gary F. and Lee, Young M. and Swor, Robert A. and Zaleski, Erin Z. and Clauw, Daniel J. and McLean, Samuel A.",
volume="38",
number="3",
pages="330-343",
abstract="Background/Study Context: Musculoskeletal pain after motor vehicle collision is a substantial public health problem. The number of elderly individuals experiencing motor vehicle collision is increasing. The authors conducted analyses of data collected as part of a prospective observational study of outcomes after motor vehicle collision to estimates rates of persistent pain, pain interference, and change in physical function in patients 65 or older. Methods: Adults presenting to one of four emergency departments following motor vehicle collision without severe or life-threatening injury were recruited. Outcomes were assessed using 1-month follow-up surveys. Results: The frequencies of persistent moderate or severe pain resulting from the motor vehicle collision were similar among elderly and nonelderly participants, both in the neck region (27% vs. 30%) and in any region (60% vs. 56%). For both elderly and nonelderly patients, persistent pain was associated with high levels of interference with physical activity and mood. Conclusion: Further studies of this vulnerable and rapidly increasing injury population are needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0361-073X",
doi="10.1080/0361073X.2012.672139",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2012.672139"
}