J Trauma
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Quality of life after severe trauma: results from the global trauma trial with recombinant Factor VII.
Physical disability and psychologic morbidity are frequent and important complications of severe trauma injury with serious consequences for long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Little prospective data exist, however, in a global trauma population on the risk factors for poor HRQOL. ⋯ Three months after severe trauma injury, survivors report very poor HRQOL. Physical wellbeing is generally more negatively affected than mental wellbeing. A trauma-specific HRQOL instrument reveals more diverse mental health problems than generic instruments. In a global trauma population, postinjury HRQOL is predicted by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, type of injury, and treatment received.