From: A study of patients’ quality of life more than 5 years after trauma: a prospective follow-up
SF-36 items | Trauma group N = 55 | Reference group* N = 20,754 | Difference between the reference and trauma patients |
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Physical pain | 54.5 ± 35 | 73 ± 24.6 | − 18.5 |
Emotional well-being | 43.5 ± 13.6 | 66.7 ± 17.7 | − 23.2 |
General health | 55.6 ± 20.9 | 67.8 ± 18.9 | − 12.2 |
Physical functioning | 65.5 ± 33.7 | 85.3 ± 22.3 | − 19.8 |
Social functioning | 58.8 ± 45.3 | 80.9 ± 21.2 | − 22.1 |
Limitations due to emotional problems | 59.5 ± 44.2 | 82 ± 32.9 | − 22.5 |
Limitations due to physical health | 45.9 ± 19.4 | 82.2 ± 32.2 | − 36.3 |
Energy | 58.8 ± 26.2 | 57.4 ± 18 | 1.4 |
Average physical score | 52.7 ± 20.7 | 50.3 ± 9.1 | 2.4 |
Average mental score | 54.5 ± 35 | 47.2 ± 9.7 | 7.3 |