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Table 5 Most Reported Outcomes by Type of Injury

From: Measuring post-discharge socioeconomic and quality of life outcomes in trauma patients: a scoping review

Injury Type

Outcome

Count (%)

Body Part Injured

 TBI (n = 262)

Quality of Life

142 (54)

Return to work

48 (18)

Community Integration

11 (4)

Life Satisfaction

9 (3)

Costs

5(2)

 SCI (n = 171)

Quality of Life

91 (53)

Participation

17 (8)

Social Support

16 (8)

Return to work

13 (7)

Social Participation

7(4)

 Polytrauma (n = 106)

Quality of Life

46 (43)

Return to work

26 (25)

Costs

19 (18)

Social Support

4 (4)

Health Status

4(4)

Mechanism of Injury

 Burnsa (n = 43)

Quality of Life

28 (65)

Social Support

4 (9)

Return to work

3 (7)

 Road Traffic Injuriesa (n = 43)

Quality of Life

20 (46)

Costs

9 (20)

Return to work

7 (16)

Health Status

2(4)

 Occupational Injuriesa (n = 31)

Return to work

24

Quality of Life

4

Costs

2

  1. aRemaining outcomes only used once