@article{ref1,
title="Reduction in health service use for whiplash injury after motor vehicle accidents in 2000-2009: Results from a defined population",
journal="Journal of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2013",
author="Berecki-Gisolf, Janneke and Collie, Alex and McClure, Roderick John",
volume="45",
number="10",
pages="1034-1041",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To establish trends in whiplash-related health service use and cost in Victoria, Australia. Design: Administrative data analysis. Subjects: Whiplash patients claiming Transport Accident Commission (TAC) compensation for accidents dating between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2009 (n = 51,263). METHODS: Injury-related health service use during one year following the accident was determined from claim payment records. The incidence of whiplash claims in Victoria was calculated, as were inflation-adjusted health care costs. RESULTS: In 2000-2009, the incidence of compensable whiplash decreased from 1.56 to 1.14 per 1,000 person-years. Physiotherapy, pharmaceuticals, general practitioner, chiro-practic, radiology and osteopathy sessions were the most commonly claimed services. General practitioner, allied health and radiology services decreased, but analgesic use increased. Per person-years in the population, whiplash-related medical expenses were 71% greater for women than men. Overall, population burden decreased by 38%; the decline was most pronounced in persons aged 18-24 (54% decrease) and least pronounced in those aged ≥ 55 (23% decrease). CONCLUSION: The population-based health service cost of whiplash decreased between 2000 and 2009. The overall reduction was related to a decrease in incidence and a reduction in service use per whiplash claim.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1650-1977",
doi="10.2340/16501977-1206",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1206"
}