Table 5.
Injury recovery measuresa by claim status at 6, 12 and 24 months after injury
| Health status measure | No compensation claim | Compensation claim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) | 95 % CI | Mean (SE) | 95 % CI | |
| SF36v2-PCSb | ||||
| 6 months | 42.88 (1.77) | 39.40, 46.36 | 40.90 (1.73) | 37.51, 44.28 |
| 12 months | 46.04 (1.87) | 42.37, 49.71 | 42.50 (1.77) | 39.03, 45.97 |
| 24 months | 48.59 (1.92) | 44.82, 52.36 | 45.19 (1.81) | 41.64, 48.74 |
| SF36v2-MCSb | ||||
| 6 months | 40.70 (2.00) | 36.77, 44.63 | 34.01 (2.14) | 29.80, 38.21 |
| 12 months | 42.17 (2.12) | 38.01, 46.34 | 37.24 (2.18) | 32.95, 41.53 |
| 24 months | 43.12 (2.17) | 38.86, 47.39 | 40.06 (2.24) | 35.66, 44.45 |
| PCL-Cb | ||||
| 6 months | 39.91 (2.57) | 34.87, 44.95 | 44.01 (2.51) | 39.09, 48.92 |
| 12 months | 38.12 (2.71) | 32.80, 43.43 | 41.68 (2.56) | 36.66, 46.70 |
| 24 months | 36.50 (2.79) | 31.03, 41.97 | 39.10 (2.62) | 33.96, 44.25 |
| GRCb | ||||
| 6 months | −1.27 (0.50) | −2.25, −0.30 | −2.00 (0.48) | −2.95, −1.05 |
| 12 months | −0.52 (0.53) | −1.55, 0.51 | −1.26 (0.49) | −2.23, −0.29 |
| 24 months | −0.42 (0.54) | −1.48, 0.64 | −0.93 (0.51) | −1.92, 0.07 |
aMarginal means based on linear fixed effect model with time and claim status as fixed effects. Adjusted for age, gender, ISS, IRSD, education skill level, language other than English, BMI, risk of short term harm due to alcohol consumption, self-reported at fault, vehicle type, pre-morbid neck pain in the last 6 months, crash on a public road, self-assessed pre-injury health status, time and claim status by time
bHealth status measures are: Short Form-36 Version 2.0 Physical Component Score (SF-36v2 PCS); Short Form-36 Version 2.0 Mental Component Score (SF-36v2 MCS); PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C); and Global Rating of Change (GRC) scale