HRQoL by level of injury severity across different SA patterns (n=903)
| Quality of life | Total (n=903) | ‘Stable’ (n=687) | ‘Quick decrease’ (n=137) | ‘Gradual decrease’ (n=79) | P values |
| Total | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n(%) | |
| Overall quality of life below median (0.796) | 304 (33.7) | 182 (26.5) | 67 (48.9) | 55 (69.6) | <0.001 |
| Problem in mobility | 130 (14.4) | 68 (9.9) | 27 (19.7) | 35 (44.3) | <0.001 |
| Problem in self-care | 42 (4.7) | 22 (3.2) | 7 (5.1) | 13 (16.5) | <0.001 |
| Problem in usual activity | 187 (20.7) | 102 (14.8) | 45 (32.8) | 40 (50.6) | <0.001 |
| Pain/discomfort | 482 (53.4) | 316 (46.0) | 101 (73.7) | 65 (82.3) | <0.001 |
| Anxiety/depression | 279 (30.9) | 183 (26.6) | 57 (41.6) | 39 (49.4) | <0.001 |
| MAIS (1 and 2) | n=698 | n=579 | n=78 | n=41 | |
| Overall quality of life below median | 203 (29.1) | 141 (24.4) | 36 (46.2) | 26 (63.4) | <0.001 |
| Problem in mobility | 75 (10.7) | 47 (8.1) | 14 (17.9) | 14 (34.1) | <0.001 |
| Problem in self-care | 24 (3.4) | 16 (2.8) | 1 (1.3) | 7 (17.1) | <0.001 |
| Problem in usual activity | 125 (17.9) | 83 (14.3) | 23 (29.5) | 19 (46.3) | <0.001 |
| Pain/discomfort | 348 (49.9) | 258 (44.6) | 58 (74.4) | 32 (78.0) | <0.001 |
| Anxiety/depression | 198 (28.4) | 147 (25.4) | 31 (39.7) | 20 (48.8) | <0.001 |
| MAIS ≥3 | n=205 | n=108 | n=59 | n=38 | |
| Overall quality of life below median | 101 (49.3) | 41 (38.0) | 31 (52.5) | 29 (76.3) | <0.001 |
| Problem in mobility | 55 (26.8) | 21 (19.4) | 13 (22.0) | 21 (55.3) | <0.001 |
| Problem in self-care | 18 (8.8) | 6 (5.6) | 6 (10.2) | 6 (15.8) | 0.144 |
| Problem in usual activity | 62 (30.2) | 19 (17.6) | 22 (37.3) | 21 (55.3) | <0.001 |
| Pain/discomfort | 134 (65.4) | 58 (53.7) | 43 (72.9) | 33 (86.8) | <0.001 |
| Anxiety/depression | 81 (39.5) | 36 (33.3) | 26 (44.1) | 19 (50.0) | 0.136 |
HRQoL, health-related quality of life; MAIS, Maximum Abbreviated Injury Scale; SA, sickness absence.