@article{ref1,
title="Health status and the return to work after traffic accidents",
journal="Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem",
year="2016",
author="Paiva, Luciana and Pompeo, Daniele Alcalá and Ciol, Márcia Aparecida and Arduini, Glendha Oliveira and Dantas, Rosana Aparecida Spadoti and Senne, Eva Claudia Venâncio de and Rossi, Lidia Aparecida",
volume="69",
number="3",
pages="443-450",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: to compare the health status of traffic accident victims, at hospital discharge and after six months, and to analyze the predictive variables of their health status and return to work. <br><br>METHOD: observational, longitudinal study. Data were collected through interviews and medical records of 102 patients with a mean age of 33 years; with the majority being men and victims of motorcycle accidents. The variables were analyzed by means of validated tools, student's t-test, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression. <br><br>RESULTS: there was an improvement of perception in the patients' health status six months after hospital discharge and functional capacity. The individuals who returned to work showed better health-related quality of life evaluation. <br><br>CONCLUSION: improvement of the perceived health status six months after hospital discharge was found. Factors that influenced the patients' return to work were not identified.<p /> <p>Language: pt</p>",
language="pt",
issn="0034-7167",
doi="10.1590/0034-7167.2016690305i",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167.2016690305i"
}