Association of longitudinal changes in patient-reported health status with return to work in the first 2 years after traumatic injury:A prospective cohort study in the Netherlands

Objectives To determine the prognostic value of time driven changes in health status on return to work (RTW) in the first 2 years after traumatic injury. Design A prospective longitudinal cohort study. All patient-reported outcomes were measured at 1 week, 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months after injury. Setting Ten participating hospitals in the Netherlands. Participants Employed adult clinical injury patients admitted to the hospital between August 2015 and November 2016 (N=1245 patients). Main outcome measures Data about (first) RTW were used from the patient-reported questionnaires (1=yes, 0=no). R... Mehr ...