@article{ref1,
title="Assessing whiplash recovery - The Whiplash Disability Questionnaire",
journal="Australian family physician",
year="2006",
author="Ferrari, Robert and Russell, Angela and Kelly, A. J.",
volume="35",
number="8",
pages="653-654",
abstract="BACKGROUND: General practitioners often need to track outcomes of whiplash patients, and a disability questionnaire may be useful. METHODS: Whiplash patients who attended primary care clinics in Edmonton, Canada were interviewed 3 months postcollision. Subjects were asked a global recovery question: 'Do you feel you have recovered fully from your accident injuries?' Subjects then completed the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire (WDQ). RESULTS: A total of 131 subjects participated. Of these, 52 (39.7%) reported that they felt they had recovered. Those who reported complete recovery had a mean WDQ score of 2.5 and those who reported they had not recovered had a mean WDQ score of 29.9. All who responded 'yes' to the recovery question had a WDQ score below 13, while all those responding 'no' to the recovery question had a WDQ score of 13 or more. DISCUSSION: The WDQ as an outcome measure may be useful in clinical practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0300-8495",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}