@article{ref1,
title="Predicting recovery from whiplash injury in the primary care setting",
journal="Australian family physician",
year="2014",
author="Ferrari, Robert",
volume="43",
number="8",
pages="559-562",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The effect of expectation of recovery on the recovery rate of whiplash patients in the primary care setting is not known. <br><br>METHODS: Whiplash patients were assessed in a primary care setting within 1 week of their collision for their expectations of recovery and were re-examined 3 months later for recovery. <br><br>RESULTS: Initial expectations of recovery predicted recovery. According to adjusted odds ratios, subjects who expected 'to get better slowly' had a recovery rate that was nearly 1.9 times that of subjects with poor recovery expectations. Subjects who expected 'to get better soon' had a recovery rate that was 2.6 times greater than either of those with poor recovery expectations. <br><br>DISCUSSION: In the primary care setting, asking patients with whiplash about their expectations of recovery is a useful predictor of their outcome.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0300-8495",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}