Psychological risk factors that characterize the trajectories of quality of life after a physical trauma a longitudinal study using latent class analysis

• Published in: Quality of life research Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 1317 - 1335
• Main Authors: Visser, Eva, Den Oudsten, Brenda Leontine, Gosens, Taco, Lodder, Paul, De Vries, Jolanda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer Science + Business Media 01.05.2021; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: CLINICAL AND POLICY APPLICATIONS; Female; Humans; Latent Class Analysis; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Observational studies; Public Health; Quality of life; Quality of Life - psychology; Quality of Life Research; Risk Factors; Sociology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trauma; Within-subjects design; Wounds and Injuries - psychology; Observational cohort research; Repeated measures latent class analysis; Trauma; Injury; Quality of life

Background The course and corresponding characteristics of quality of life (QOL) domains in trauma population are unclear. Our aim was to identify longitudinal QOL trajectories and determine and predict the sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological characteristics of trajectory membership in phy...