The effects of pelvic ring injuries on quality of life, physical, and mental health: results of a 2-year prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Pelvic ring injuries are known to affect the patients' daily life in terms of physical functioning and quality of life (QoL). Still, prospective studies on the patient's perception over the first 2 years of rehabilitation are lacking. Therefore, patients cannot be properly informed about whether or when they will return to their pre-existing level of physical functioning and QoL.

Methods

A prospective longitudinal cohort study was performed over a 4-year period including all consecutive patients above 18 years who sustained a pelvic ring injury in a level 1 trauma center. Validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were used to assess physical functioning (SMFA) and QoL (EQ-5D) at baseline (recalled pre-injury score), 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2

SUBMITTER: Banierink H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9360067 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature