Table 2.

Mean Change by GOS-E Rating at 6 Months Post-Injury

	GOS-E
	Severe		Moderate		Good
	Lower	Upper	Lower	Upper	Lower	Upper	p
n	34	24	59	65	40	46
Compared with pre injury, how satisfied are you…
With your ability to think and remember?	−42Aef	−38B	−31C	−23df	−18e	−5ABCd	<0.001
With the health of your body?	−41A	−42B	−32C	−20	−20	−7ABC	<0.001
With your leisure and recreation activities?	−43A	−39b	−33c	−25	−23	−10Abc	<0.001
With working/not working?	−56AD	−54be	−55CFg	−28g	−15DeF	−18AbC	<0.001
That your income meets your needs?	−34	−32	−39a	−28	−20	−12a	0.007
With your ability to walk?	−41ADF	−35Beg	−28C	−13Fg	−10De	−5ABC	<0.001
With your ability to travel?	−51ADG	−51BEH	−35Cfi	−14GHi	−11DEf	−2ABC	<0.001
With your sexual activity (or romantic relationships)?	−41Ab	−31	−21	−13b	−17	−6A	<0.001
With your ability to manage homecare	−29ad	−34bce	−21	−7de	−7c	−2ab	<0.001
With how much you see family and friends?	−16	−11	−13	−8	−6	−2	0.11
With your ability to relate to others and socially interact?	−19ad	−21b	−18ce	−6	−2de	0abc	<0.001
With the meaning and purpose of your life?	−16	−15	−9	−1	−6	2	0.03
With how respected you are?	−14	−13	−9	−7	−8	−1	0.24
With your ability to take care of your personal needs?	−31ACEG	−24BdF	−8G	−2EF	−4Cd	−2AB	<0.001
With your contribution to your community?	−22Abc	−7	−7	−3c	−3b	5A	<0.001
With the help you get from family and friends?	−3	2	1	4	5	1	0.62
Change in overall happiness	−26A	−23b	−14	−7	−14	2Ab	<0.001
Average change in satisfaction from pre-injury	−29ADG	−29BEH	−22Cfi	−12GHi	−10DEf	−2ABC	<0.001
Average satisfaction now	57Aef	58B	62C	72df	74e	85ABCd	<0.001
Average satisfaction pre-injury	86	87	84	83	85	88	0.46

Subgroups marked with the same capital letters are significantly different by Tukey's post-hoc test at p<0.001. Subgroups marked with the same lower case letters are significantly different by Tukey's post-hoc test at p<0.01.

GOS-E, Glasgow Outcome Scale – Extended.