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- Bell, Catherine, et al.
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Trauma management
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In: ACCCNs Critical Care Nursing. - Chatswood : Elsevier. - 9780729542005 ; , s. 791-828
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- Prignitz Sluys, Kerstin, 1956-, et al.
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Health related quality of life and return to work after minor extremity injuries : A longitudinal study comparing upper versus lower extremity injuries
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In: Injury. - : Elsevier. - 0020-1383 .- 1879-0267. ; 47:4, s. 824-831
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PURPOSE: To investigate the impact on health related quality of life (HRQL) during the first year after minor extremity injury and to determine whether there is a difference in recovery patterns and return to work between upper extremity injuries (UEI) and lower extremity injuries (LEI).METHOD: A total of 181 adults' age 18 years or older randomly selected from patients admitted to an emergency department with minor injuries were studied. HRQL was measured using the Functional Status Questionnaire (FSQ) at 1-2 weeks, 3, 6, and 12-months post-injury. Pre-injury FSQ scores were measured retrospectively at admission. A quasi-least square (QLS) model was constructed to examine differences of FSQ scores at each measuring point for UEI and LEI.RESULTS: Fractures of the knee/lower leg (25%) were the most frequently injured body area. Slips or falls (57%) and traffic-related events (22%) were the most common injury causes. The mean ISS was 4.2 (SD 0.86). Both groups had significant declines in the FSQ scores physical and social functioning at 1-2 weeks after injury. Patients with UEI made larger improvements in the first 3 months post-injury versus patients with LEI whose improvements extended over the first 6 months. None of the groups reached the pre-injury FSQ scores during the first post-injury year except in the subscale work performance where UEI exceeded the pre-injury scores. At 12 months post-injury, significant lower FSQ scores remained in the LEI group compared to the UEI group in intermediate activities of daily living (p=0.036, d 0.4) and work performance (p=0.004, d 0.7). The return to work at 3 months and 12 months were 76% and 88% for UEI and 58% and 77% for LEI. No significant differences were found between groups in the FSQ scale mental health and social interaction.CONCLUSIONS: LEI had the highest impact on HRQL and return to work during the first year which exceeded the consequences of UEI. These findings contribute to the information about the consequences of injury in order to give sufficient prognostic information to patients and different stakeholders. Future investigations should aim to investigate specific minor extremity injuries and identify factors that facilitate recovery and return to work.
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- Prignitz Sluys, Kerstin, 1956-
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Omvårdnadsprocessen i praktiken
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In: Omvårdnadens Grunder. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144083551 ; , s. 151-173
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- Prignitz Sluys, Kerstin, 1956-, et al.
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Six years beyond pediatric trauma : child and parental ratings of children’s health-related quality of life in relation to parental mental health
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In: Quality of Life Research. - : Springer Netherlands. - 0962-9343 .- 1573-2649. ; 24:11, s. 2689-2699
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- PurposeTo examine the relationship between child self-report and parent proxy report of health-related quality of life (HRQL) and how parents’ mental health status relates to the HRQL ratings 6 years after minor to severe injury of the child.Materials and methodsThis cross-sectional cohort study was performed at a regional pediatric trauma center in Stockholm, Sweden. The PedsQL 4.0 versions for ages 5–7, 8–12, and 13–18 years were completed by 177 child–parent dyads 6 years after injury to the child. The parents also rated their own mental health through the mental health domain (MH) in the SF-36 Health Survey.ResultsThe children’s median age was 13 years (IQR 10–16 years), 54 % were males, and the median ISS was 5 (IQR 2–9). Most of the parents were female (77 %), born in Sweden (79 %), and half had university degrees. There was no statistically significant difference between child self-report and parent proxy report in any of the PedsQL 4.0 scales or summary scales. The levels of agreement between child self-report and parent proxy reports were excellent (ICC ≥ 0.80) for all scales with the exception of emotional functioning (ICC 0.53) which also was the scale with the lowest internal consistency in child self-report (α 0.60). Multiple regression analyses showed that worse parental mental health status correlated with worse child self-report and parent proxy report of children’s HRQL.ConclusionsChildren and their parents’ reports on child’s HRQL were in agreement. Decreased mental health in parents was associated with lower scores on parent proxy reports and child self-reports of HRQL after injury. The current investigation highlights the possible relationship between parent’s mental health status and children’s HRQL long after an injury, which should be considered in future investigations and in clinical care.
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- Prignitz Sluys, Kerstin, 1956-
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Trauma : Ett globalt folkhälsoproblem
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In: Ventilen. - Malmö : Riksföreningen för anestesi och intensivvård. - 0348-6257. ; :1, s. 6-7
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