| Time to claim closure | ||
---|---|---|---|
Parametersa | 0–12 months | > 12–24 months | > 24 months |
 | n = 195 (54 %) | n = 61 (17 %) | n = 108 (30 %) |
Age | 46.0 (17.8) | 44.8 (15.0) | 44.4 (15.5) |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male (n = 135) | 75 (39 %) | 24 (39 %) | 36 (33 %) |
 Female (n = 229) | 120 (62 %) | 37 (61 %) | 72 (67 %) |
Country of birth | Â | Â | Â |
 Australia (n = 236) | 122 (63 %) | 40 (66 %) | 74 (69 %) |
 Other (n = 128) | 73 (37 %) | 21 (34 %) | 34 (32 %) |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
 Not tertiary qualified (n = 168) | 88 (45 %) | 29 (48 %) | 51 (48 %) |
 Tertiary qualified (n = 195) | 107 (55 %) | 32 (53 %) | 56 (52 %) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
 Single (n = 150) | 79 (41 %) | 24 (39 %) | 47 (44 %) |
 Married (n = 213) | 115 (59 %) | 37 (61 %) | 61 (57 %) |
Pre-injury paid work status | Â | Â | Â |
 Unemployed (n = 137) | 74 (38 %) | 25 (41 %) | 38 (35 %) |
 Employed (n = 227) | 121 (62 %) | 36 (59 %) | 70 (65 %) |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â |
 Underweight/Normal (n = 157) | 100 (51 %) | 17 (28 %) | 40 (37 %) |
 Overweight/obese (n = 207) | 95 (49 %) | 44 (72 %) | 68 (63 %) |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 213) | 116 (60 %) | 32 (53 %) | 65 (60 %) |
 Yes (n = 149) | 78 (40 %) | 28 (47 %) | 43 (40 %) |
Pre-injury health status | Â | Â | Â |
 Fair/poor (n = 23) | 15 (8 %) | 3 (5 %) | 5 (5 %) |
 Good/very good/excellent (n = 341) | 180 (92 %) | 58 (95 %) | 103 (95 %) |
Pre-injury chronic illness | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 218) | 121 (63 %) | 37 (61 %) | 60 (56 %) |
 Yes (n = 146) | 74 (38 %) | 24 (39 %) | 48 (44 %) |
Pre-injury chronic pain | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 311) | 169 (87 %) | 50 (82 %) | 92 (85 %) |
 Yes (n = 53) | 26 (13 %) | 11 (18 %) | 16 (15 %) |
New injury severity scale | Â | Â | Â |
 Mild (n = 310) | 179 (92 %) | 47 (77 %) | 84 (78 %) |
 Moderate (n = 54) | 16 (8 %) | 14 (23 %) | 24 (22 %) |
Admitted to hospital (≥ 1 night) |  |  |  |
 No (n = 295) | 164 (84 %) | 50 (82 %) | 81 (75 %) |
 Yes (n = 69) | 31 (16 %) | 11 (18 %) | 27 (25 %) |
Whiplash (due to the car crash) | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 139) | 84 (43 %) | 18 (30 %) | 37 (35 %) |
 Yes (n = 224) | 111 (57 %) | 43 (71 %) | 70 (65 %) |
Fracture (due to the car crash) | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 333) | 188 (96 %) | 51 (84 %) | 94 (88 %) |
 Yes (n = 30) | 7 (4 %) | 10 (16 %) | 13 (12 %) |
OMPSQ score (per 1-unit) | 33.3 (23.9) | 54.2 (20.1) | 55.4 (21.0) |
PRSS-catastrophizing score (per 1-unit) | 0.7 (1.1) | 1.6 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.4) |
SF-12 PCS (per 1-unit) | 41.0 (11.6) | 32.2 (8.8) | 31.4 (9.2) |
SF-12 MCS (per 1-unit) | 48.7 (10.4) | 46.5 (10.7) | 42.8 (12.1) |
EQ-5D VAS (per 1-unit) | 72.1 (19.8) | 60.9 (23.8) | 57.0 (21.6) |
Lawyer involvement | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 258) | 184 (94 %) | 33 (54 %) | 41 (38 %) |
 Yes (n = 106) | 11 (6 %) | 28 (46 %) | 67 (62 %) |
Previous claim | Â | Â | Â |
 No (n = 252) | 138 (71 %) | 40 (66 %) | 74 (69 %) |
 Yes (n = 111) | 56 (29 %) | 21 (34 %) | 34 (32 %) |