Personality disorders are not associated with nonrecovery in patients with traffic-related minor musculoskeletal injuries.

J Trauma

Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, S-118 83 Stockholm, Sweden.

Published: January 2010

Background: Personality disorders (PDs) have been suggested to be one of the determinants that might influence recovery after injuries but has rarely been measured. This study describes the occurrence of PDs among patients with minor traffic-related musculoskeletal injuries and relates these disorders to nonrecovery 12 months after the injury.

Methods: This is a single-center, prospective, cohort study. We included patients with minor traffic-related musculoskeletal injuries at a general hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, with a catchment area of 0.6 million people. Structured Clinical Interview II screen questionnaire was used to measure PD. Outcome measure were self-reported recovery at 12 months (yes/no).

Results: Fifty-one percent of all patients (102 of 200) had at least one PD, and 20% had at least two. The proportion of nonrecovered was 50% (51 of 102) among those with one or more PD compared with 39% (38 of 98) among those without any PD (p = 0.12). Patients with a Cluster A (paranoid, schizoid, and schitzotypal) or Cluster B (borderline, histrionic, narcissistic, and antisocial) PD were associated with nonrecovery. When compared with patients without any PD, patients with a Cluster A or Cluster B PD had an increased risk of nonrecovery (OR: 2.5; 95% CI: 1.0 -5.9 and OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.2-3.8, respectively). However, after adjusting for mental health factors at the time of the injury, these associations were no longer significant.

Discussion: PDs are common among patients with minor traffic-related musculoskeletal injuries. Our study does not support the view that PDs are associated with nonrecovery. The patient's mental health status at the time of the crash seems to be more important for nonrecovery than a PD.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3181958b66DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

musculoskeletal injuries
16
associated nonrecovery
12
patients minor
12
minor traffic-related
12
traffic-related musculoskeletal
12
personality disorders
8
patients
8
patients cluster
8
mental health
8
nonrecovery
6

Similar Publications

The long-term clinical outcomes and associated prognostic factors in contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2)-antibody diseases are unknown. A total of 75 participants with CASPR2 antibodies were longitudinally assessed for disability, quality-of-life, and chronic pain. Although most symptoms improved within 6 months of treatment, neuropathic pain and fatigue were the most immunotherapy refractory, and persisted for up to 6 years.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Introduction: Infantry is a physically demanding trade that is associated with elevated rates of musculoskeletal injury. A 17-week longitudinal intervention assessed the effect of a progressive increase in load carriage mass and sprint-intensity intervals on physical performance, physical complaints, medical encounters, physical activity and sleep in infantry trainees.

Methods: 91 infantry trainees from 2 separate platoons, randomly assigned as control (CON) or experimental (EXP), provided written voluntary consent.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Identifying Risk Factors of Children Who Suffered Physical Abuse: A Systematic Review.

J Am Acad Orthop Surg Glob Res Rev

January 2025

From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory (FARIL), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Flaherty, Ghandour, Mirochnik, Lucaciu, Nassour, Kwon, and Ashkani-Esfahani); the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Kwon, Harris, and Ashkani-Esfahani); and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Division Foot and Ankle, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (Kwon and Ashkani-Esfahani).

Background: Approximately 25% of children in the United States experience child abuse or neglect, 18% of whom are physically abused. Physicians are often in a position to differentiate accidental trauma from physical child abuse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review recent literature for risk factors associated with physical child abuse.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Musculoskeletal adaptations are common in overhead athletes. As they also are involved in injury prevention, there has been an increase in their evaluation through shoulder screening over the last years. However, for some evaluations, and especially for functional testing, there is a lack of normative values, which limits the interpretation of the values measured.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Purpose: To assess platelet-rich plasma (PRP) changes in platelet and leucocyte count, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) concentration after bilateral low-load knee extensions under blood flow restriction (BFR).

Methods: The present randomised controlled trial protocol will include two groups: the intervention group, which will undergo bilateral knee extensions under BFR, and the control group, which will perform bilateral knee extensions without BFR. Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!