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] | ● | |||
PTSD† symptoms | 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