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Impact of psychiatric morbidity on quality of life after motor vehicle accident at 1‐month follow up
Author(s) -
Matsuoka Yutaka,
Nishi Daisuke,
Nakajima Satomi,
Yonemoto Naohiro,
Noguchi Hiroko,
Otomo Yasuhiro,
Kim Yoshiharu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2009.01928.x
Subject(s) - vehicle accident , cohort , medicine , injury prevention , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological distress , psychiatry , poison control , suicide prevention , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , cohort study , distress , medical emergency , clinical psychology , mental health , surgery , nursing , pathology
The aim of the present study was to investigate the development of, prediction of, protection against, and the course of psychological distress and well‐being in a sample of patients with motor vehicle accident‐related injuries, in a cohort study. In a secondary analysis, the question of whether psychiatric morbidity was associated with quality of life in 95 injured patients after motor vehicle accident at 1‐month follow up, was investigated. Results indicated that psychiatric morbidity has an adverse effect on quality of life.