Impact of motor vehicle accidents on neck pain and disability in general practice

Background: High levels of continuous neck pain after a motor vehicle accident (MVA) are reported in cross-sectional studies. Knowledge of this association in general practice is limited. Aim: To compare the differences in perceived pain and disability in patients with acute neck pain due to an MVA versus other self-reported causes. The secondary aim was to identify prognostic factors for continuous neck pain. Design of study: Prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up. Setting: General practices in Rotterdam and its suburban region. Method: Patients with non-specific acute neck pain were... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Vos, C.J. (Kees)
Verhagen, A.P. (Arianne)
Passchier, J. (Jan)
Koes, B.W. (Bart)
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
Schlagwörter: Accidents / Acute Disease / Adult / Aged / Chronic Disease / Disability / Disabled Persons / Epidemiologic Methods / Family Practice / Female / General practice / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Motor vehicle accidents / Neck Injuries / Neck Pain / Netherlands / Prevalence / Prognosis / Prognostic factors / Questionnaires / Severity of Illness Index / Sick Leave / Time Factors / Traffic / article / controlled study / follow up / headache / human / major clinical study / medical leave / pain assessment / prospective study / questionnaire / rating scale / regression analysis / scoring system / self report / suburban area / traffic accident
Sprache: Englisch
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Background: High levels of continuous neck pain after a motor vehicle accident (MVA) are reported in cross-sectional studies. Knowledge of this association in general practice is limited. Aim: To compare the differences in perceived pain and disability in patients with acute neck pain due to an MVA versus other self-reported causes. The secondary aim was to identify prognostic factors for continuous neck pain. Design of study: Prospective cohort study with 1-year follow-up. Setting: General practices in Rotterdam and its suburban region. Method: Patients with non-specific acute neck pain were invited to participate. Questionnaires were collected at baseline and after 6,12, 26, and 52 weeks. The numerical pain-rating scale (NRS) and the neck disability index (NDI) were measured. Regression analysis was used to identify prognostic factors for continuous neck pain. Results: A total of 187 patients were included. The MVA subgroup (n = 42) was significantly younger (P = 0.007), reported more sick leave (P = 0.037), higher levels of headache (P<0.001) and higher NDI scores at baseline (P = 0.018) but lower scores for previous neck pain (P = 0.015) compared to the remaining cohort. At follow-up the MVA subgroup had higher scores for continuous neck pain (63% versus 40%) and at the NDI (11.0 versus 7.1). After multivariate analysis 'pain in the upper part of the neck' (odds ratio [OR] = 1.6), 'duration of complaints at baseline longer than 2 weeks' (OR = 5.3), and an 'MVA' (OR = 5.3) were significantly correlated with outcome. Conclusion: Individuals exposed to MVAs constitute a relevant subgroup of patients with neck pain. An MVA and a longer duration of complaints are prognostic factors for continuous neck pain.