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Table 4 Prevalence of any problems in EQ-5D Dimensions & Cognitive Ability by injury and healthcare characteristics

From: A cohort study of short-term functional outcomes following injury: the role of pre-injury socio-demographic and health characteristics, injury and injury-related healthcare

   

EQ-5D Dimensions

  
   

Mobility

Self-Care

Usual Activities

Pain, Discomfort

Anxiety, Depression

Cognitive

 

N

%

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

%

(95% CI)

Body region injured

              

Lower Extremity

1081

38

64

(61, 67)

20

(17, 22)

54

(51, 57)

70

(67, 73)

20

(18, 22)

9

(7, 11)

Upper Extremity

783

27

9

(7, 11)

27

(24, 31)

48

(44, 51)

66

(63, 69)

19

(17, 22)

11

(9, 13)

Head & Neck

125

4

23

(16, 31)

10

(6, 17)

52

(42, 61)

48

(39, 58)

33

(25, 42)

41

(32, 50)

Spine & Back

269

9

54

(48, 60)

30

(25, 36)

61

(55, 67)

74

(69, 80)

24

(19, 29)

18

(14, 23)

Torso

69

2

22

(13, 33)

17

(9, 28)

35

(24, 47)

58

(46, 70)

10

(4, 20)

6

(2, 14)

Multiple regions

529

19

42

(38, 47)

28

(24, 32)

63

(59, 67)

76

(72, 79)

31

(27, 35)

25

(21, 28)

Nature of injury

              

Fractures

513

18

36

(32, 40)

24

(20, 28)

51

(47, 56)

66

(62, 70)

20

(17, 24)

9

(7, 12)

Sprains & Strains

729

26

50

(47, 54)

23

(20, 26)

54

(51, 58)

73

(69, 76)

21

(18, 24)

10

(8, 13)

Concussion

22

1

23

(8, 45)

5

(0, 23)

68

(45, 86)

59

(36, 79)

32

(14, 55)

46

(24, 68)

Open Wounds/Amputations

132

5

14

(9, 22)

17

(11, 24)

36

(28, 45)

54

(45, 63)

17

(11, 24)

8

(4, 14)

Contusions/Superficial

70

2

39

(27, 51)

17

(9, 28)

39

(27, 51)

57

(45, 69)

21

(13, 33)

11

(5, 21)

Other single injury type

279

10

37

(31, 43)

26

(21, 32)

49

(43, 55)

64

(58, 70)

22

(17, 27)

13

(10, 18)

Multiple injury types

1111

39

42

(39, 45)

25

(23, 28)

59

(56, 62)

72

(70, 75)

26

(23, 28)

20

(18, 23)

Intent of injury event

              

Accidental

2,729

95

41

(40, 43)

24

(22, 25)

53

(52, 55)

69

(68, 71)

22

(20, 23)

13

(12, 15)

Assault

113

4

33

(24, 42)

25

(17, 34)

62

(52, 71)

67

(58, 76)

40

(31, 49)

39

(30, 49)

Admitted to hospital

              

Yes

871

31

48

(44, 51)

30

(27, 33)

62

(59, 66)

73

(70, 76)

28

(25, 31)

19

(16, 22)

No

1,970

69

38

(36, 41)

21

(19, 23)

50

(48, 52)

68

(66, 70)

20

(19, 22)

13

(11, 14)

Self-perceived threat to life

              

Yes

247

9

53

(47, 59)

37

(31, 43)

64

(58, 70)

74

(68, 79)

43

(37, 49)

32

(26, 38)

Maybe/Possibly

93

3

48

(38, 59)

23

(15, 32)

71

(61, 80)

78

(69, 86)

38

(28, 48)

31

(22, 42)

No

2,469

86

40

(38, 42)

22

(21, 24)

52

(50, 54)

68

(66, 70)

19

(18, 21)

12

(10, 13)

Self-perceived threat of disability

            

Yes

799

28

50

(46, 53)

31

(27, 34)

63

(60, 67)

79

(76, 82)

32

(29, 36)

19

(16, 22)

Maybe/Possibly

368

13

42

(37, 47)

22

(17, 26)

56

(50, 61)

72

(67, 77)

20

(16, 24)

13

(10, 17)

No

1,630

57

36

(34, 39)

20

(18, 22)

48

(46, 51)

63

(61, 65)

18

(16, 20)

12

(10, 13)

Access to healthcare services

              

No trouble

2,540

89

40

(38, 42)

23

(21, 24)

52

(50, 54)

68

(66, 70)

21

(19, 23)

13

(12, 15)

Trouble

288

10

52

(46, 58)

33

(28, 39)

70

(64, 75)

81

(76, 85)

36

(30, 41)

24

(19, 30)