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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 417)

From: Factors that challenge health for people involved in the compensation process following a motor vehicle crash: a longitudinal study

Variable

Subclass

Mean (Standard deviation) or Percentage

Age (years)

 

45.5 (17.2)

Sex

Female

61%

Country of birth

Australia

66%

Education

Low/ Medium

74%

 

High

26%

Socio-economic status

Lower (1–5)

42%

 

Higher (6–10)

58%

Work status

Employed

62%

 

Unemployed

38%

Pre-injury health status

Good - Excellent

93%

 

Fair-Poor

7%

Pain catastrophising – high

2 months

21.3% (89 of n = 417)

 

12 months

14.6% (61 of n = 324)

 

24 months

11.0% (46 of n = 287)

Injury severity

Mild

77.6%

 

moderate

13%

 

Serious

6.5%

 

Severe

2%

Type of injury

Whiplash

56%

Previous claim

 

31%

Lawyer engagement

12 months

35% (114 of n = 323)

 

24 months

34% (98 of n = 288)

Insurance company

One insurer

54% participants

 

Other insurers

46% participants

Claims management dissatisfaction

2 months

37% (152 of n = 407)

12 months

35% (113 of n = 323)

 

24 months

35% (94 of n = 266)

Claim settlement

2 months

13% (53 of n = 417)

 

12 months

53% (220 of n = 417)

 

24 months

70% (293 of n = 417)

Anxiety/depression (moderate + severe)

2 months

37% (156 of n = 417)

12 months

39% (127 of n = 325)

 

24 months

29% (82 of n = 282)