Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms among injury patients and the association with outcome after injury.
Marjolein van der VlegelSuzanne PolinderHidde ToetMartien J M PannemanA J L M GeraerdsJuanita A HaagsmaPublished in: European journal of psychotraumatology (2022)
In injury patients, there is a high occurrence of depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms, which is associated with lower HRQoL, higher health care utilization, and lower RTW rates. These results underline the importance of screening and treatment of these symptoms in this population to enhance good recovery of injury patients.