Table 2 Use of health care services and impact of injury on work in the preceding 28 days at 1 month and 4 months post injury (column percentage)
From: Getting back to work after injury: the UK Burden of Injury multicentre longitudinal study
| Â | 1 month (%) | 4 months (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Attended ED (N=237) | Â | Admission (N=167) | Â | Attended ED (N=111) | Â | Admission (N=116) | Â |
Median (IQR) days since injury | 38 (34–44) | [40] | 36 (32–42) | [10] | 161 (135–177) | [9] | 154 (131–168) | [7] |
Use of health services due to injury | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Consulted GP | 73 (32.9) | [15] | 93 (58.1) | [7] | 23 (20.7) | [0] | 41 (35.7) | [1] |
Consulted practice nurse | 41 (18.6) | [16] | 26 (16.5) | [9] | 1 (0.9) | [2] | 1 (0.9) | [3] |
Been to A&E | 89 (39.4) | [11] | 117 (72.7) | [6] | 17 (15.5) | [1] | 45 (39.1) | [1] |
Hospital Outpatient department | 10 (4.5) | [17] | 34 (21.8) | [11] | 4 (3.7) | [3] | 4 (3.6) | [4] |
Hospital In-patient | 10 (4.7) | [22] | 16 (10.5) | [15] | 1 (0.9) | [3] | 6 (5.4) | [4] |
Days with restricted activities | Â | [9] | Â | [10] | Â | [7] | Â | [8] |
None | 27 (11.8) | Â | 2 (1.3) | Â | 54 (51.9) | Â | 44 (40.7) | Â |
1 to 7 days restricted | 58 (25.4) | Â | 9 (5.7) | Â | 14 (13.5) | Â | 8 (7.4) | Â |
8 to 14 days restricted | 40 (17.5) | Â | 15 (9.6) | Â | 5 (4.8) | Â | 2 (1.9) | Â |
15 to 28 days restricted | 103 (45.2) | Â | 131 (83.4) | Â | 31 (29.8) | Â | 54 (50.0) | Â |
Days off work due to injury | Â | [20] | Â | [21] | Â | [6] | Â | [7] |
None | 77 (35.5) | Â | 10 (6.8) | Â | 73 (69.5) | Â | 56 (51.4) | Â |
1 to 5 days off work | 49 (22.6) | Â | 8 (5.5) | Â | 9 (8.6) | Â | 4 (3.7) | Â |
6 to 10 days off work | 24 (11.1) | Â | 10 (6.8) | Â | 3 (2.9) | Â | 4 (3.7) | Â |
11 to 15 off work | 10 (4.6) | Â | 10 (6.8) | Â | 2 (1.9) | Â | 6 (5.5) | Â |
16 to 20 days off work | 9 (4.1) | Â | 8 (5.5) | Â | 2 (1.9) | Â | 2 (1.8) | Â |
More than 20 days off work | 48 (22.1) | Â | 100 (68.5) | Â | 16 (15.2) | Â | 37 (33.9) | Â |
Time off for health care visits | Â | [39] | Â | [58] | Â | [11] | Â | [22] |
None | 106 (53.5) | Â | 45 (41.3) | Â | 68 (68.0) | Â | 67 (71.3) | Â |
1 to 5 days off work | 71 (35.9) | Â | 30 (27.5) | Â | 21 (21.0) | Â | 22 (23.4) | Â |
6 to 10 days off work | 5 (2.5) | Â | 8 (7.3) | Â | 4 (4.0) | Â | 1 (1.1) | Â |
11 to 15 off work | 5 (2.5) | Â | 1 (0.9) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 1 (1.1) | Â |
16 to 20 days off work | 4 (2.0) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â |
More than 20 days off work | 7 (3.5) | Â | 25 (22.9) | Â | 6 (6.0) | Â | 3 (3.2) | Â |
Relatives or friends' time off to care | Â | [26] | Â | [24] | Â | [10] | Â | [10] |
None | 155 (73.5) | Â | 60 (42.0) | Â | 94 (93.1) | Â | 84 (79.2) | Â |
1 to 5 days off work | 45 (21.3) | Â | 55 (38.5) | Â | 5 (5.0) | Â | 14 (13.2) | Â |
6 to 10 days off work | 5 (2.4) | Â | 16 (11.2) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 6 (5.7) | Â |
11 to 15 off work | 2 (0.9) | Â | 5 (3.5) | Â | 1 (1.0) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â |
16 to 20 days off work | 1 (0.5) | Â | 2 (1.4) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â | 0 (0.0) | Â |
More than 20 days off work | 3 (1.4) | Â | 5 (3.5) | Â | 1 (1.0) | Â | 2 (1.9) | Â |