Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults.
Injury and psychological distress are public health priorities because of their high occurrence in the population. This study examines the longitudinal effects of injury characteristics on psychological distress.Study participants were enrolled distance learning Thai adults (N = 42,785 at 2013 follo...
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| author | Thanh Tam Tran Joel Adams-Bedford Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan Sam-Ang Seubsman Adrian Sleigh |
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| description | Injury and psychological distress are public health priorities because of their high occurrence in the population. This study examines the longitudinal effects of injury characteristics on psychological distress.Study participants were enrolled distance learning Thai adults (N = 42,785 at 2013 follow-up) residing nationwide. We analysed 2009 and 2013 data. Injury questions included injury prevalence, causes and levels of severity. Distress was measured using the standard Kessler-6. To assess the risk for post-injury distress, we used multinomial logistic regression investigating psychological distress in 2013 as an outcome including injury categories in both 2009 and 2013 as predictors, adjusted for sociodemographic factors.Overall injury was predictive of psychological distress. Both types of injury (traffic and non- traffic) associated with increasing psychological distress. Those that had experienced both types of injuries in the previous year had higher odds of developing psychological distress compared to those who experienced just one type. In 2013, adjusted psychological distress odds ratios were 1.46 [95% Confidence Interval 1.14-1.87] for traffic injury only; 1.26 [1.13-1.40] for non-traffic injury only; and 2.71 [2.19-3.35] for both traffic and non-traffic injuries. Increasing frequency of injury and increasing injury severity were also linked to elevated psychological distress among our Thai cohort members.Our results revealed a significantly high risk of psychological distress following injury. With increasing occurrence of injury, especially traffic injuries in low and middle income countries such as Thailand, future policies should not only focus on physical care but also address psychological distress as an important consequence of injury. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce096b98103e4c1bad6bf851c88466d22022-12-21T17:32:31ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-011110e016476710.1371/journal.pone.0164767Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults.Thanh Tam TranJoel Adams-BedfordVasoontara YiengprugsawanSam-Ang SeubsmanAdrian SleighInjury and psychological distress are public health priorities because of their high occurrence in the population. This study examines the longitudinal effects of injury characteristics on psychological distress.Study participants were enrolled distance learning Thai adults (N = 42,785 at 2013 follow-up) residing nationwide. We analysed 2009 and 2013 data. Injury questions included injury prevalence, causes and levels of severity. Distress was measured using the standard Kessler-6. To assess the risk for post-injury distress, we used multinomial logistic regression investigating psychological distress in 2013 as an outcome including injury categories in both 2009 and 2013 as predictors, adjusted for sociodemographic factors.Overall injury was predictive of psychological distress. Both types of injury (traffic and non- traffic) associated with increasing psychological distress. Those that had experienced both types of injuries in the previous year had higher odds of developing psychological distress compared to those who experienced just one type. In 2013, adjusted psychological distress odds ratios were 1.46 [95% Confidence Interval 1.14-1.87] for traffic injury only; 1.26 [1.13-1.40] for non-traffic injury only; and 2.71 [2.19-3.35] for both traffic and non-traffic injuries. Increasing frequency of injury and increasing injury severity were also linked to elevated psychological distress among our Thai cohort members.Our results revealed a significantly high risk of psychological distress following injury. With increasing occurrence of injury, especially traffic injuries in low and middle income countries such as Thailand, future policies should not only focus on physical care but also address psychological distress as an important consequence of injury.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5077073?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Thanh Tam Tran Joel Adams-Bedford Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan Sam-Ang Seubsman Adrian Sleigh Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. PLoS ONE |
| title | Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. |
| title_full | Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. |
| title_short | Psychological Distress following Injury in a Large Cohort of Thai Adults. |
| title_sort | psychological distress following injury in a large cohort of thai adults |
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