Objetivo: evaluar la calidad de vida (cv) y su relación con la reinserción al trabajo, depresión y dolor, en personas lesionadas en accidentes de tránsito. Métodos: pacientes con trauma moderado o grave, se evaluó reinserción al trabajo, cv (sf-36), depresión (phq-9) y dolor (escala análoga visual). Resultados: doce meses después del trauma se reintegraron 367 de 451 pacientes (81,4 %). Los pacientes no reintegrados tuvieron menores puntaciones en las subescalas de cv, comparados con las de referencia, y en los que sí se reintegraron fueron superiores. No se observó depresión y el phq-9 tuvo mayor correlación con la subescala desempeño emocional del sf-36 en los reintegrados y con la de desempeño físico en los que no se reintegraron. La gravedad de la lesión y el dolor afectaron la cv. Conclusión: la cv en pacientes que no se reintegran laboralmente fue inferior y estuvo afectada por la gravedad de la lesión y la depresión.
Luz Helena Lugo-Agudelo** Paula Andrea Castro-García*** Aurelio Mejía-Mejía**** Blanca Cecilia Cano-Restrepo***** Deisy Alejandra Vélez-Jaramillo****** Héctor Iván García-García******* * Palabras clave: accidentes de tránsito; costos y análisis de costo; gastos en salud; gravedad de la lesión; New Injury Severity Score, NISS
AbstractObjective: estimating the determinants of the costs of care and rehabilitation of people injured in traffic accidents in Medellin, Colombia. Materials and Methods: follow-up study for a year on 483 patients treated due to moderate and severe injuries. We included medical costs calculated based on the hospital billing systems and indirect costs associated to the incapacity for patients and caregivers. The determinants of the total cost were estimated by means of a generalized linear model. Results: the costs for severely injured patients were, on average, higher by US $2,152 than those of patients with moderate injuries. Those who were interned in the intensive and special care units generated additional costs amounting to US $29,362 and US $5,746 in comparison to those who were not interned there. Indirect costs amounted to 3% of the total cost. Conclusions: the severity of the injuries and the type of care were the factors that influenced the most the cost of care and rehabilitation.Keywords: traffic accidents; cost and cost analysis; health expenses; severity of the injury; New Injury Severity Score, NISS
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