• Injury · Jan 2014

    An early intervention programme had no detectable influence on the health status of people with musculoskeletal injuries following road traffic crashes: Comparative study.

    • S M Littleton, D C Hughes, S J Poustie, B J Robinson, T Neeman, P N Smith, and I D Cameron.
    • College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, Australian National University, Australia. Electronic address: susannah.littleton@alumni.anu.edu.au.
    • Injury. 2014 Jan 1;45(1):304-11.

    ObjectiveTo compare the health status of people with minor injuries from road traffic crashes that are exposed to an early, active intervention programme (intervention group) with those receiving usual care (control group) over a 12 month period.DesignProspective comparative study using sequential cohorts.SubjectsPeople presenting to hospital emergency departments with mild to moderate musculoskeletal injuries following road traffic crashes.Main Outcome MeasuresPhysical Component Score (PCS) and Mental Component Score (MCS) of the Short Form 36 (SF-36) health status measure; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Functional Rating Index (FRI) recorded immediately post-crash, at 6 months and at 12 months after injury.ResultsThere were 95 participants allocated to the control group and 98 allocated to the intervention group. Participants were enrolled at a mean of 9.3 days following the crash. There were no significant differences in baseline health measures between the groups. Apart from a small improvement in anxiety for the intervention group, there were no significant differences in health status between the groups. Twenty percent of participants in the intervention group received treatment from external healthcare providers that was inconsistent with the recommendations of the intervention programme.ConclusionsThe intervention programme failed to result in a clinically significant improvement in health outcomes compared with usual care. There is some evidence to suggest that the intervention had some psychological benefits, as evidenced by the small improvement in anxiety levels. Limited adherence, frequent use of co-interventions, or other factors (such as intervention content or intensity) may have reduced its effect.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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