Table 2 Study characteristics and methodological aspects of studies measuring health-related quality of life of injury patients at one time point (in order of nr of HRQL instruments used - bold author names are studies of children)
Author, year, country | Study population | HRQL instrument (mode of administration) | Follow up (response rates) | Predictors for HRQL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Braithwaite, 1998, UK [26] | Severe injuries ISS > 15 Age 15+ (n = 212) | BDS (Face to face interview) | 5 years (75%) | HRQL associated with body region injured |
Korosec, 2006, Slovenia [61] | ICU patients (n = 98) | EQ5D (Telephone interview) | 2 years (% not available) | No |
Aitken, 1999, US and Canada [22] | Hospitalized Age 7-18 (n = 13649) | FIM (Filled out by doctors) | Discharge (80%) | Functional outcome associated with type of injury. Lower extremity fractures caused more limitations at discharge as compared to other injuries |
Evans, 2003, UK [27] | Age 11-24 ISS > 15 (n = 125) | OPCS (Face to face interview) | 5 years (87%) | Not measured |
Holtslag, 2007, Netherlands [34] | Age 16+ ISS > 15 (n = 359) | SIP (Self-completed) | Between 12-18 months (93%) | Age, comorbidity, and type of injury were predictors of HRQL |
MacKenzie, 2002, US [19] | Admitted > 72 hours or to ICU Aga 18-59 years (n = 1587) | SF-36 + cognitive functioning scale (Face to face interview) | 12 months (78%) | Cognitive functioning and head injury were predictors of HRQL |
Alves, 2009, Brazil [62] | ED and admitted >24 hours Age 16-65 GCS > 9 and ISS > 5 (n = 35) | WHOQOL-BREF (face-to-face interview) | 6 months (88%) | Hospitalization, age, and sex were predictors for functional impairment in the physical domain |
Airey, 2001, UK [23] | Admitted survivors of major trauma ISS > 15 (n = 367) | SF-36, OPCS (Face to face interviews) | 5 years (84%) | HRQL associated with injury severity and general health perception |
Pirente, 2001, Germany [63] | Admitted and 'severely injured' (n = 56) | SF-36, TOP (Telephone interview or self-completed) | 12 months (77%) | HRQL among trauma patients higher than control group on al SF-36 dimensions (no injury) |
Holtslag, 2008, Netherlands [64] | Age 16+ ISS > 15 (n = 359) | GOS, EQ-5D (self-completed) | Between 12-18 months (93%) | Injury type and comorbidity were significantly associated with HRQL |
Janssens, 2009, Netherlands [38] | Admitted to trauma center Ag < 16 ISS > 15 (n = 40) | GOS and GOSE, AMA guides (Self-completed and face-to-face interview) | 7 years (70%) | Good discrimination could be made between respondents with different levels of functional impairment |
Dimopoulou, 2004, Greece [65] | Admitted multiple trauma patients (n = 117) | GOS, NHP, RDS (Telephone interview) | 12 months (74%) | HRQL associated with injury severity ISS and severe head trauma were independent predictors of poor HRQL |
Keyes, 2001, US [17] | Workers with > 3 days work loss (n = 402) | SF-36, HAQ, QOL (Telephone interview or self-completed) | 2 years (93%) | No |
Stalp, 2001, Germany [66] | Admitted ISS > 15 (n = 150) | SF-12, FIM, GOS, MFA (Self-completed) | 24 months (81%) | HRQL associated with body region injured |
Stalp, 2002, Germany [67] | Admitted ISS > 15 (n = 312) | SF-12, FIM, GOS, MFA (Self-completed) | 24 months (81%) | HRQL associated with body region injured (highest for lower extremity injury) |