Luciana Paiva1, Daniele Alcalá Pompeo2, Márcia Aparecida Ciol3, Glendha Oliveira Arduini4, Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas5, Eva Claudia Venâncio de Senne1, Lídia Aparecida Rossi5. 1. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil. 2. Departamento de Enfermagem Especializada, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil. 3. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. 4. Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil. 5. Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to compare the health status of traffic accident victims, at hospital discharge and after six months, and to analyze the predictive variables of their health status and return to work. METHOD: observational, longitudinal study. Data were collected through interviews and medical records of 102 patients with a mean age of 33 years; with the majority being men and victims of motorcycle accidents. The variables were analyzed by means of validated tools, student's t-test, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression. RESULTS: there was an improvement of perception in the patients' health status six months after hospital discharge and functional capacity. The individuals who returned to work showed better health-related quality of life evaluation. CONCLUSION: improvement of the perceived health status six months after hospital discharge was found. Factors that influenced the patients' return to work were not identified.
OBJECTIVE: to compare the health status of traffic accident victims, at hospital discharge and after six months, and to analyze the predictive variables of their health status and return to work. METHOD: observational, longitudinal study. Data were collected through interviews and medical records of 102 patients with a mean age of 33 years; with the majority being men and victims of motorcycle accidents. The variables were analyzed by means of validated tools, student's t-test, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression. RESULTS: there was an improvement of perception in the patients' health status six months after hospital discharge and functional capacity. The individuals who returned to work showed better health-related quality of life evaluation. CONCLUSION: improvement of the perceived health status six months after hospital discharge was found. Factors that influenced the patients' return to work were not identified.