TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Assessing whiplash recovery - The Whiplash Disability Questionnaire
JO  - Australian family physician
A1  - Ferrari, Robert
A1  - Russell, Angela
A1  - Kelly, A. J.
SP  - 653
EP  - 654
VL  - 35
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-8495
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -