Table 2.
Pre-injury, injury, and early post-injury characteristics of distressed and non-distressed participants at each interview
| 3 Months | 12 Months | 24 Months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Distressed (n = 2122) |
Distressed (n = 699) |
Not Distressed (n = 1906) |
Distressed (n = 333) |
Not distressed (n = 1864) |
Distressed (n = 353) |
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| Pre-Injury Characteristics | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1308 | 421 | 1135 | 182 | 1105 | 193 |
| Female | 814 | 278 | 771 | 151 | 759 | 160 |
| Age (Years) | ||||||
| 18–24 | 296 | 106 | 235 | 36 | 212 | 41 |
| 25–34 | 431 | 159 | 378 | 59 | 367 | 73 |
| 35–44 | 467 | 165 | 436 | 72 | 425 | 81 |
| 45–54 | 515 | 177 | 488 | 104 | 483 | 101 |
| 55–65 | 413 | 92 | 369 | 62 | 377 | 57 |
| Ethnicity (Prioritised) | ||||||
| European | 1208 | 328 | 1144 | 155 | 1147 | 167 |
| Māori | 387 | 170 | 308 | 91 | 302 | 75 |
| Pacific | 124 | 76 | 94 | 28 | 89 | 32 |
| Asian | 156 | 56 | 143 | 22 | 115 | 36 |
| Other | 241 | 69 | 215 | 37 | 209 | 42 |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than secondary school | 498 | 231 | 445 | 122 | 430 | 113 |
| Secondary school or higher | 1574 | 456 | 1430 | 207 | 1402 | 235 |
| Living Arrangements | ||||||
| Alone/With non-family | 384 | 139 | 315 | 70 | 317 | 67 |
| With family | 1727 | 556 | 1584 | 263 | 1539 | 286 |
| Income Adequacy | ||||||
| Adequate | 1381 | 392 | 1278 | 154 | 1281 | 167 |
| Inadequate | 717 | 299 | 614 | 177 | 567 | 182 |
| Working For Pay | ||||||
| No | 160 | 67 | 151 | 34 | 135 | 34 |
| Yes | 1962 | 631 | 1755 | 299 | 1729 | 319 |
| Mental Health Conditions | ||||||
| 0 | 1878 | 546 | 1686 | 246 | 1640 | 267 |
| 1 | 123 | 72 | 107 | 52 | 113 | 44 |
| 2+ | 47 | 61 | 59 | 33 | 48 | 37 |
| Physical Health Conditions | ||||||
| 0 | 1168 | 350 | 1050 | 154 | 1009 | 169 |
| 1 | 588 | 187 | 524 | 89 | 518 | 99 |
| 2+ | 292 | 142 | 278 | 88 | 274 | 80 |
| General Health | ||||||
| Excellent/Very good | 1504 | 441 | 1362 | 177 | 1337 | 195 |
| Good | 516 | 197 | 465 | 110 | 445 | 112 |
| Fair/poor | 102 | 57 | 77 | 44 | 77 | 44 |
| Alcohol Use | ||||||
| Non-hazardous | 722 | 229 | 658 | 118 | 642 | 142 |
| Hazardous | 1376 | 465 | 1233 | 213 | 1206 | 211 |
| Injury-Related Characteristics | ||||||
| Injury Severity (NISS) | ||||||
| 1–3 (Least severe) | 930 | 275 | 768 | 159 | 755 | 167 |
| 4–6 (Severe) | 968 | 320 | 917 | 129 | 878 | 147 |
| 7+ (Most Severe) | 199 | 96 | 195 | 44 | 205 | 37 |
| Cause of Injury | ||||||
| Unintentional | 2059 | 639 | 1852 | 302 | 1803 | 328 |
| Intentional (Assault) | 57 | 54 | 49 | 29 | 53 | 23 |
| Perceived Threat to Life | ||||||
| No | 1914 | 532 | 1704 | 258 | 1654 | 281 |
| Yes | 188 | 142 | 176 | 67 | 182 | 67 |
| Health Service Characteristics | ||||||
| Health Service Experience | ||||||
| Very good/Good/Moderate | 2051 | 655 | 1842 | 315 | 1803 | 327 |
| Bad/Very bad | 61 | 39 | 54 | 17 | 52 | 24 |
| ACC Experience | ||||||
| Very good/Good/Moderate | 1884 | 612 | 1713 | 296 | 1669 | 302 |
| Bad/Very bad | 108 | 52 | 101 | 22 | 98 | 29 |
| Access to Health Services | ||||||
| No Trouble | 1914 | 600 | 1722 | 280 | 1679 | 298 |
| Trouble/Mixed | 191 | 91 | 168 | 46 | 166 | 51 |
| Early Post-Injury Characteristics | ||||||
| Distress at 3 Months (K6 ≥ 8) | ||||||
| Not Distressed | 2122 | 0 | 1553 | 135 | 1505 | 156 |
| Distressed | 0 | 699 | 335 | 191 | 343 | 190 |
| Expectations for Recovery | ||||||
| Already Recovered | 587 | 53 | 452 | 46 | 429 | 50 |
| Expect to Recover Soon/Slowly | 1175 | 425 | 1114 | 180 | 1091 | 190 |
| Unsure | 244 | 170 | 245 | 77 | 241 | 85 |
| Expect to Never Recover | 66 | 28 | 58 | 18 | 60 | 15 |
| Satisfaction with Social Relationships | ||||||
| Satisfied | 1946 | 426 | 1681 | 228 | 1635 | 244 |
| Neutral/ Dissatisfied | 168 | 268 | 218 | 104 | 219 | 105 |
Note. ACC = Accident Compensation Corporation; NISS = New Injury Severity Score. Column totals for each variable vary, as missing values have not been reported