
%0 Journal Article
%A Gabbe, Belinda J 
%A Sutherland, Ann M 
%A Williamson, Owen D 
%A Cameron, Peter A 
%T Use of health care services 6&nbsp;months following major trauma
%J Australian Health Review
%D 2007/09/01
%V 31
%N 4
%P 628-632
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070628
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AH070628 
%X To establish the use of health care services 6 months following major trauma, 243 blunt major trauma patients were recruited during their acute hospital stay and followed up by telephone interview at 6 months post-injury. Data collected at 6 months included health care service usage and their level of disability according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale ? Extended (GOSE). Ninety-four percent of patients were living in the community at 6 months, and most (69%) reported continued use of health care services. Of those with ongoing disability, non-compensable patients were significantly more likely (OR 3.7; 95% CI, 1.6?8.6) to have ceased health care service use than compensable patients, independent of injury severity. 
