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Table 3 Indirect effects of injury on HRQOL through postinjury physical and mental health mediators

From: Mental and physical health, and long-term quality of life among service members injured on deployment

 

IE

SE

95% BCCI

Injury → PTSD Dx → SF-36 Physical

-0.06

0.02

[-0.09; -0.03]

Injury → PTSD Dx → SF-36 Mental

0.07

0.02

[0.04; 0.10]

Injury → MSD Dx → SF-36 Physical

-0.09

0.02

[-0.12; -0.05]

Injury → MSD Dx → SF-36 Mental

0.09

0.02

[0.05; 0.13]

Injury → CVD Dx → SF-36 Physical

0.00

0.01

[-0.02; 0.02]

Injury → CVD Dx → SF-36 Mental

0.00

0.01

[-0.02; 0.02]

Injury → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Physical

0.06

0.05

[-0.05; 0.14]

Injury → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Mental

0.15

0.12

[-0.11; 0.32]

Injury → PTSD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Physical

0.01

0.00

[0.01; 0.02]

Injury → PTSD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Mental

0.03

0.01

[0.02; 0.05]

Injury → MSD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Physical

0.02

0.01

[0.01; 0.03]

Injury → MSD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Mental

0.04

0.01

[0.02; 0.06]

Injury → CVD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Physical

0.00

0.00

[-0.00; 0.00]

Injury → CVD Dx → PTSD (WWRP) → SF-36 Mental

0.00

0.00

[-0.01; 0.01]

  1. Effects in bold are significantly different from zero
  2. BCCI = bias-corrected confidence interval; CVD = cardiovascular disorder; Dx = diagnosis; HRQOL = health-related quality of life; IE = indirect effect; MSD = musculoskeletal disorder; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SE = standard error; SF-36 = 36-item Short Form Survey; WWRP = Wounded Warrior Recovery Project