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Table 3 Associations between patient characteristics and functional status and HRQoL 15 months after injury

From: Psychometric properties of questionnaires evaluating health-related quality of life and functional status in polytrauma patients with lower extremity injury

  

Age

Hospital stay

  

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

SIP-136

Body Care and Movement **

1.33

0.72 - 2.45

0.179

1.95

1.06 - 3.58

0.016

 

Home Management *

2.30

1.60 - 5.62

0.001

4.58

2.32 - 9.04

0.000

 

Mobility *

1.81

0.94 - 3.50

0.039

4.78

2.32 - 9.84

0.000

 

Ambulation *

1.82

0.99 - 3.35

0.028

3.21

1.71 - 6.02

0.000

SF-36

Role-Physical **

0.44

0.24 - 0.82

0.005

0.34

0.18 - 0.64

0.001

 

Physical Functioning *

0.35

0.18 - 0.66

0.001

0.16

0.08 - 0.33

0.000

GARS

ADL *

3.33

1.75 - 6.35

0.000

3.77

1.90 - 7.48

0.000

 

IADL **

3.16

1.68 - 5.95

0.000

6.55

3.19 - 13.46

0.000

  

Intensive care stay

Discharge destination

  

OR

95% CI

P

OR

95% CI

P

SIP-136

Body Care and Movement **

1.26

0.69 - 2.30

0.228

2.29

1,17 - 4,50

0,008

 

Home Management *

2.79

1.43 - 5.42

0.002

3.36

1,64 - 6,87

0,001

 

Mobility *

3.01

1.51 - 6.02

0.001

3.08

1,53 - 6,22

0,001

 

Ambulation *

1.70

0.92 - 3.17

0.046

2.06

1,04 - 4,06

0,019

SF-36

Role-Physical **

0.51

0.27 - 0.95

0.018

0.36

0,18 - 0,72

0,002

 

Physical Functioning *

0.35

0.18 - 0.68

0.001

0.31

0,15 - 0,62

0,001

GARS

ADL *

1.86

0.96 - 3.60

0.034

4.41

2,05 - 9,46

0,000

 

IADL **

2.83

1.45 - 5.51

0.001

4.74

2,28 - 9,87

0,000

  

Pain

   
  

OR

95% CI

P

   

SIP-136

Body Care and Movement **

6.25

3.04 - 12.84

0.000

   
 

Home Management *

7.05

3.29 - 15.13

0.000

   
 

Mobility *

4.72

2.33 - 9.56

0.000

   
 

Ambulation *

8.73

4.00 - 19.08

0.000

   

SF-36

Role-Physical **

0.10

0.04 - 0.23

0.000

   
 

Physical Functioning *

0.17

0.08 - 0.34

0.000

   

GARS

ADL *

7.22

3.25 - 16.02

0.000

   
 

IADL **

5.72

2.74 - 11.95

0.000

   
  1. SIP-136 = Sickness Impact Profile- 136; SF-36 = SF-36 item Health Status Survey; GARS = the Groningen Activity Restriction Scale; ADL = Activities in Daily Living; IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval.
  2. *Adjusted for co-variates: age, gender and co-morbidity.
  3. **Adjusted for co-variates: age and co-morbidity.
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Journal of Trauma Management & Outcomes

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