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. 2011 Sep 26;11:14. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-11-14

Table 1.

Study question domains, specific measures, and times of assessment.

Domain Measure ED 1 M 6 M 1 Y*
MVC injury events Questionnaire
Current pain symptoms NRS**, Regional Pain Scale
Scale[25]
Optimism Life Orientation Test-Revised[26]
Current whiplash symptoms Quebec classification[11]
Current somatic symptoms Standardized questionnaire
Distress after MVC Peritraumatic Distress Inventory[27]
Dissociative symptoms after MVC Critical Events Perception Inventory[28]
Catastrophizing Pain Catastrophizing scale[29]
Current somatic symptoms Somatic symptom interview[30]
Pre-MVC General health SF-12[31]
Pre-MVC Anxiety symptoms STPI¥ Form Y[32]
Pre-MVC Depressive symptoms CES-D°[33]
PTSDsymptoms Impact of Event Scale-Revised[34]
General health SF-12[31]
Demographic information Standard items
Medication Use Standard items
Alcohol and drug use TWEAK[35], Substance Abuse Outcomes Module[36]
New injury or re-injury Standard Items
Pain interference Brief Pain Inventory (pain interference questions)[37]
Service utilization, disability/litigation claims Standard items

*ED = Emergency Department, 1 M = 1 month, 6 M = 6 months, 1 Y = w year, **NRS = Numeric rating scale, ¥State Trait Personality Inventory, PTSD = Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, °Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale