Table 1

Data collected at baseline and follow-up

Baseline (face-to-face)
 SociodemographicAge, sex, place of birth, primary language, education, marital status
 EmploymentEmployment status, occupation, household income
 HealthBMI (height and weight), history of chronic illness
 Lifestyle habitsSmoking status and alcohol consumption
 Circumstances of crashRoad user type, role of the injured and use of any preventive measure such as helmet or seatbelt, road type, time of the day
 Quality of life, disability and functioningLikert scale for overall health, PedsQL, EQ-5D-3L, 4 weeks prior to crash and at baseline. History of any disability, WHODAS II (12-item version). GOSE and KOSCHI
 InjuryType of injury and associated hospitalisation, AIS score
 WorkReturn to work, modified duties, hours
 CostDirect and indirect costs such as medical costs, drugs, diagnostics, transportation, legal costs, property damage and compensation. Separate assessment of health system costs will be undertaken
1, 2, 4 and 12 months follow-up (telephone interviews)
 Health-related quality of lifeLikert scale for overall health, EQ-5D-3L and SF-12.
 Healthcare utilisationDays of hospitalisation, rehabilitation and home care
 Quality of life, disability and functioningLikert scale for overall health, PedsQL, EQ-5D-3L, 4 weeks prior to crash and at baseline. History of any disability, WHODAS II (12-item version). GOSE and KOSCHI.
 Disability and functioningHistory of any disability, WHODAS II
 CostDirect and indirect costs such as medical costs, drugs, diagnostics, transportation, legal costs, property damage and compensation
Social impact at 12 months follow-up (10% of the sample)
 In-depth interviewExploring issues related to access to healthcare, impact on carer, insurance, advice seeking (health and compensation), social life, impact on work, perception of recovery, impact of injury general view
  • AIS, Abbreviated Injury Scale; BMI, body mass index; EQ-5D-3L, EuroQol five-dimension three-level version; GOSE, Glasgow Outcome Scale—Extended; KOSCHI, King's Outcome Scale for Childhood Head Injury; PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; SF-12, Short Form-12; WHODAS II, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0.