Research Article

Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey

Volume: 46 Number: 3 June 1, 2012
  • Nursel Bilgin
  • Ertan Mert
  • Melek Sezgin
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Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of disabilities caused by traffic accidents on quality of life using the SF-36 health survey.
Methods: The study group included 168 patients (30 females and 138 males) injured in traffic accidents referred to the Department of Forensic Medicine to obtain health reports indicating their degree of disability. One hundred twenty-two cases comprised the control group. The degree of disability for the injured body parts was determined based on the related section of the Disability Regulation for patients regarded as recovered based on examination and consultation. Quality of life was calculated using the SF-36 survey. Patients were additionally evaluated using the physical and mental component summary (PCS/MCS) scores.
Results: A statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of the injured body parts. The femur, tibia and/or fibula, vertebrae, radius and/or ulna and the humerus were the most frequently fractured bones. The degree of disability in the patient group was 19.22±17.73. Together with the scores of the eight subscales of SF-36, the PCS and MCS score in the patient group were significantly lower when compared to the control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion: An update is required in the Disability Regulation, including the addition of items on deterioration in the quality of life and pain, and the use of the SF-36 scale may be beneficial in this regard. 

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English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nursel Bilgin This is me

Ertan Mert This is me

Melek Sezgin This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2012

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2012 Volume: 46 Number: 3

APA
Bilgin, N., Mert, E., & Sezgin, M. (2012). Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 46(3), 168-173. https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE
AMA
1.Bilgin N, Mert E, Sezgin M. Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46(3):168-173. https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE
Chicago
Bilgin, Nursel, Ertan Mert, and Melek Sezgin. 2012. “Evaluation of the Effects of Disabilities Due to Traffic Accidents on the Quality of Life Using SF-36 Health Survey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 (3): 168-73. https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE.
EndNote
Bilgin N, Mert E, Sezgin M (June 1, 2012) Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 3 168–173.
IEEE
[1]N. Bilgin, E. Mert, and M. Sezgin, “Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 168–173, June 2012, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE
ISNAD
Bilgin, Nursel - Mert, Ertan - Sezgin, Melek. “Evaluation of the Effects of Disabilities Due to Traffic Accidents on the Quality of Life Using SF-36 Health Survey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46/3 (June 1, 2012): 168-173. https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE.
JAMA
1.Bilgin N, Mert E, Sezgin M. Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2012;46:168–173.
MLA
Bilgin, Nursel, et al. “Evaluation of the Effects of Disabilities Due to Traffic Accidents on the Quality of Life Using SF-36 Health Survey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 3, June 2012, pp. 168-73, https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE.
Vancouver
1.Nursel Bilgin, Ertan Mert, Melek Sezgin. Evaluation of the effects of disabilities due to traffic accidents on the quality of life using SF-36 health survey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 1;46(3):168-73. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA35MF52HE