Objective A growing body of literature shows that justice-related appraisals are significant
determinants of pain-related outcomes and prolonged trajectories of recovery. We …

Background: Perceived injustice (PI) is a multidimensional appraisal cognition comprising
the severity of loss consequent to injury, blame, a sense of unfairness, and/or irreparability of …

Background We conducted a cohort study of adult patients presenting for orthopaedic
trauma surgery at a statewide trauma centre, with the aims of determining (i) the incidence …

Medical interventions regarding trauma resuscitation have increased survivorship to levels
not previously attained. Multiple examples from recent conflicts illustrate the potential return …

Background Survivors of physical trauma, their home caregivers, and their medical providers
all have an increased risk of developing psychological distress and trauma-related …

There is paucity of prospective studies that have examined rates and prognostic indicators of
pain severity after a road traffic crash injury. This cohort study involved 1,854 participants …

BackgroundSeeking compensation has been shown to have an adverse effect on the
psychological health and recovery of injured patients, however, this effect requires …

Background People who sustain road traffic injuries often have poor health outcomes. While
outcomes are often worse in people with a compensation claim, especially in fault-based …

Context Twenty to 50 million people suffer non-fatal road crashes in the world each year,
representing a trauma that is particularly likely to result in chronic pain. This condition is very …

Background Itch and pain are common complaints of patients with burn injuries. This study
aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors of itch and moderate to severe pain in the …