Purpose The aim of this study was to assess whether injured patients have a different pre-
injury health status compared to the Dutch population. Methods A broad range of injured …

Objectives To determine prognostic factors for health status and recovery patterns during the
first 2 years after injury in the clinical trauma population. Design A prospective longitudinal …

Background The long-term fate of severely injured patients in terms of their quality of life is
not well known. Our aim was to assess the quality of life of patients who have suffered …

In this cross-sectional study the psychometric properties are examined of the adapted Dutch
translation of the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire in …

BACKGROUND: Studies of the consequences of major trauma have traditionally focused on
mortality rates. The aims of this study were, firstly, to investigate the long-term functional …

Purpose The purpose of this study was two-fold. The first goal was to investigate which
variables were associated with the remaining physical limitations of severely injured patients …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of upper extremity injuries
(UEIs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult patients compared with victims of …

BACKGROUND This study explored the relationships between health-related quality of life
and postacute factors such as patients' perceived access to information and support …

Introduction: Due to remarkable improvements in emergency and intensive care medicine in
the recent past, the mortality rate for severely injured patients is decreasing. Outcome …

Background Numerous studies have identified various risk factors for a poor health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) after severe trauma. The relative importance of the time elapsed after …