@article{ref1,
title="A study of patients' quality of life more than 5 years after trauma: a prospective follow-up",
journal="Health and quality of life outcomes",
year="2021",
author="Gracia, Romain and Vardon-Bounes, Fanny and Labaste, François and Seguin, Thierry and Crognier, Laure and Abaziou, Timothée and Minville, Vincent and Conil, Jean-Marie and Georges, Bernard and Geeraerts, Thomas",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="e18-e18",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The long-term fate of severely injured patients in terms of their quality of life is not well known. Our aim was to assess the quality of life of  patients who have suffered moderate to severe trauma and to identify primary factors  of long-term quality of life impairment. <br><br>METHODS: A prospective monocentric study  conducted on a number of patients who were victims of moderate to severe injuries  during the year 2012. Patients were selected based on an Injury Severity Score (ISS)  more than or equal to 9. Quality of life was assessed by the MOS SF-36 and NHP  scores as a primary evaluation criterion. The secondary evaluation criteria were the  determination of the socio-economic impact on quality of life and the identification  of factors associated with disability. <br><br>RESULTS: Two hundred and eight patients were  contacted by e-mail or telephone. Fifty-five patients participated in this study  (with a participation level of 26.4%), including 78.2% men, with a median age of 46. Significant alterations in quality of life were observed with the NHP and MOS  SF-36 scale, including physical and psychological components. This resulted in a  major socio-economic impact as 26% of the patients could not resume their  professional activities (n = 10), 20% required retraining in other lines of work,  and 36.4% had a disability status. The study showed that scores ≤ 85 on the physical  functioning variable of the MOS SF 36 scale was associated with disability. <br><br>CONCLUSION: More than five years after a moderate to severe injury, patients'  quality of life was significantly impacted, resulting in significant socio-economic  consequences. Disability secondary to major trauma seems to be associated with a  score ≤ 85 on the physical functioning dimension of the MOS SF-36 scale. This study  raises the question of whether or not early rehabilitation programs should be  implemented in order to limit the long-term impact of major trauma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1477-7525",
doi="10.1186/s12955-020-01652-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01652-1"
}