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Table 2 Data collected at baseline and follow-up for the FISH study

From: Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury: an inception cohort study protocol

Baseline

Socio-demographic

Age, sex, place of birth, primary language, education, marital status

Employment

Employment status, occupation, income

Health

BMI ( height and weight), history of chronic illness

Health related quality of life

Likert scale for overall health, EQ5D3L [23] and SF12 [24] prior to crash and at baseline, Global Perceived Effect (GPE) [25].

Lifestyle habits

Smoking status and alcohol consumption

Pain

Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) [26], Pain Catastrophising Scale (PCS) [27], Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Question (OMPQ, short form) [27].

Disability and functioning

History of any disability, World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (12-item version) (WHODAS II) [28].

Psychological factors

Perceived threat to life and disability, Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) [29] and Impact of Events Scale (IES-R) [30], expectation to recover using OMPQ.

Health Care Utilisation

Visit to health care professionals 3 months prior to crash, history of health care utilization in 12 months prior to crash through Medicare data linkage

Injury

Type of injury and associated hospitalisation

Crash related factors

Role, perceived danger of death and disability

Work

Return to work, modified duties, hours

Social life

Satisfaction with social relationships

6*, 12 and 24 months follow up

Work

Return to work, modified duties, hours

Social life

Satisfaction with social relationships

Health related quality of life

Likert scale for overall health, Global Perceived Effect (GPE) [25], EQ5D3L [23] and SF12 [24].

Compensation

Claim made, claim type, claim acceptance, fault/blame, legal representation, disputes, medico-legal assessments, claims costs, satisfaction with claims process, previous claim history.

Disability and functioning

History of any disability, World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule II (WHODAS II) [28].

Psychological factors

Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) [29] and Impact of Events Scale (IES-R) [30], expectation to recover using OMPQ.

Pain

Numeric rating scale (NRS) [26]

  1. *In addition circumstances of crash will also recorded as open verbatim at 6 months.