Factors influencing outcomes among patients with whiplash-associated disorder: A population-based study in Japan

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 5; p. e0216857
• Main Authors: Hayashi, Kazuhiro, Miki, Kenji, Ikemoto, Tatsunori, Ushida, Takahiro, Shibata, Masahiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 14.05.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accidents, Traffic - economics; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Automobiles; Automotive parts; Biology and Life Sciences; Body parts; Child; Child, Preschool; Compensation and Redress; Costs; Damage assessment; Disabilities; Distribution; Engineering and Technology; Female; Health insurance; Health risks; Humans; Influence; Insurance; Japan - epidemiology; Liability; Liability insurance; Male; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Nonprofit organizations; Pain management; Patient outcomes; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Population studies; Population-based studies; Property damage; Psychological factors; Psychological research; Research and Analysis Methods; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Social Sciences; Studies; Traffic accidents; Traffic accidents & safety; Whiplash; Whiplash injuries; Whiplash Injuries - epidemiology; Whiplash Injuries - therapy; Young Adult; Japan; Canada; United States > US

Only a few, large population-based studies, have reported on whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). However, none of them have investigated the influence of crash severity on WAD outcome. In the present study, we aimed to determine whether crash severity predicts outcomes among patients with no-fault g...