Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study

Abstract Background Serious injuries and fatalities among vulnerable road users on two wheeled motorised vehicles have increased across Australia and internationally in the past decade yet fallen for motor vehicle occupants. Almost half of all reported motorcycle injury crashes cause serious injury...

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Autores principales: Lisa N. Sharwood, Annette Kifley, Ashley Craig, Bamini Gopinath, Jagnoor Jagnoor, Ian D. Cameron
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4239c5f4dcbe47659cbd81ae7bcf79202021-11-08T10:43:57ZComparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study10.1186/s12889-021-12003-01471-2458https://doaj.org/article/4239c5f4dcbe47659cbd81ae7bcf79202021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12003-0https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background Serious injuries and fatalities among vulnerable road users on two wheeled motorised vehicles have increased across Australia and internationally in the past decade yet fallen for motor vehicle occupants. Almost half of all reported motorcycle injury crashes cause serious injury or death, nearly double that of motor vehicle police-reported crashes. This study explores associations with sociodemographic and pre-injury health characteristics and health outcomes after a road traffic injury; aiming to compare motorcyclists with other road users and inform recovery care. Methods An inception cohort study recruited 1854 individuals aged > 17 years, injured following land-transport crashes in New South Wales, Australia (July 2013–November 2016). Interviews conducted at baseline, 6-and 12-months post-injury elicited demographic, socioeconomic, and self-reported health conditions. Results Primary analysis involved 1854 participants who were recruited at baseline as three distinct road user groups; 628 (33.9%) motorcyclists, 927 (50%) vehicle occupants and 299 (16.1%) bicyclists. At baseline, injury patterns differed significantly between road user groups; motorcyclists were more than twice as likely to sustain lower extremity injury (p < 0.001); to have more severe injury severity scores (p < 0.001) and longer hospital stays versus vs vehicle occupants and bicyclists (< 0.001) across these measures. Injured motorcyclists were predominantly male (88.1%, p < 0.001), were younger on average (38 years) than bicyclists (41.5 years), had lower income and education levels, and poorer pre-injury physical health than other road user groups. Despite these differences, at 12 months post-injury motorcyclists had better physical health (SF12-PCS 2.07 (0.77, 3.36), p = 0.002) and reported lower pain scores (− 0.51 (− 0.83, − 0.2), p < 0.001) than vehicle occupants. Motorcyclists displayed less evidence of psychological distress than vehicle occupants, but more than bicyclists across several measures used. Conclusions Road user types differ in important characteristics, including pre-injury health status and recovery after injury. As vulnerable road users experiencing transport crash and considering their higher initial injury severity, the degree of recovery among motorcyclists compared with other user types is remarkable and unexplained. Health and recovery outcomes after land-transport crashes is least favourable among vehicle occupants despite their higher levels of protection in a crash. This information is valuable for targeting early intervention strategies by road user type during the post-crash care phase, to improve long-term recovery.Lisa N. SharwoodAnnette KifleyAshley CraigBamini GopinathJagnoor JagnoorIan D. CameronBMCarticleMotorcycleRoad traffic crashInjuryPsychological outcomesInjury preventionCohortPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Motorcycle
Road traffic crash
Injury
Psychological outcomes
Injury prevention
Cohort
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle Motorcycle
Road traffic crash
Injury
Psychological outcomes
Injury prevention
Cohort
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Lisa N. Sharwood
Annette Kifley
Ashley Craig
Bamini Gopinath
Jagnoor Jagnoor
Ian D. Cameron
Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
description Abstract Background Serious injuries and fatalities among vulnerable road users on two wheeled motorised vehicles have increased across Australia and internationally in the past decade yet fallen for motor vehicle occupants. Almost half of all reported motorcycle injury crashes cause serious injury or death, nearly double that of motor vehicle police-reported crashes. This study explores associations with sociodemographic and pre-injury health characteristics and health outcomes after a road traffic injury; aiming to compare motorcyclists with other road users and inform recovery care. Methods An inception cohort study recruited 1854 individuals aged > 17 years, injured following land-transport crashes in New South Wales, Australia (July 2013–November 2016). Interviews conducted at baseline, 6-and 12-months post-injury elicited demographic, socioeconomic, and self-reported health conditions. Results Primary analysis involved 1854 participants who were recruited at baseline as three distinct road user groups; 628 (33.9%) motorcyclists, 927 (50%) vehicle occupants and 299 (16.1%) bicyclists. At baseline, injury patterns differed significantly between road user groups; motorcyclists were more than twice as likely to sustain lower extremity injury (p < 0.001); to have more severe injury severity scores (p < 0.001) and longer hospital stays versus vs vehicle occupants and bicyclists (< 0.001) across these measures. Injured motorcyclists were predominantly male (88.1%, p < 0.001), were younger on average (38 years) than bicyclists (41.5 years), had lower income and education levels, and poorer pre-injury physical health than other road user groups. Despite these differences, at 12 months post-injury motorcyclists had better physical health (SF12-PCS 2.07 (0.77, 3.36), p = 0.002) and reported lower pain scores (− 0.51 (− 0.83, − 0.2), p < 0.001) than vehicle occupants. Motorcyclists displayed less evidence of psychological distress than vehicle occupants, but more than bicyclists across several measures used. Conclusions Road user types differ in important characteristics, including pre-injury health status and recovery after injury. As vulnerable road users experiencing transport crash and considering their higher initial injury severity, the degree of recovery among motorcyclists compared with other user types is remarkable and unexplained. Health and recovery outcomes after land-transport crashes is least favourable among vehicle occupants despite their higher levels of protection in a crash. This information is valuable for targeting early intervention strategies by road user type during the post-crash care phase, to improve long-term recovery.
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author Lisa N. Sharwood
Annette Kifley
Ashley Craig
Bamini Gopinath
Jagnoor Jagnoor
Ian D. Cameron
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Annette Kifley
Ashley Craig
Bamini Gopinath
Jagnoor Jagnoor
Ian D. Cameron
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title Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
title_short Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
title_full Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
title_fullStr Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study
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