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Poor outcomes found 12 months after sports, recreational activity injuries
Patients with sports or recreational activity injuries had reduced physical and mental health and function 12 months after their injuries, according to this study.
Researchers conducted a retrospective pre-injury health status and function study of 324 patients with sports or active recreation orthopedic injuries and a prospective study of post-injury outcomes using the Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry data. Outcome scores included the SF-36, extended Glasgow Outcome Scale and a multivariate linear regression model of correlations between demographics, injuries, hospitals and physical activity variables and patient outcomes.
The researchers found patients had a 7-point reduction in physical health, 2.5-point reduction in mental health and 58% of patients had reduced function. The type of sport, Injury Severity Score greater than 15 and high pre-injury activity levels resulted in reduced physical health outcomes.
“This information is important for furthering our understanding of the burden of sport and active recreation injury and setting priorities for treatment and rehabilitation,” the authors stated in the abstract.