Patient-identified information and communication needs in the context of major trauma

Table 2 Profile of patients (n = 65)

Descriptor
Age	Mean (SD) n (%)	50.7 (15.5)
	17–39 years	17 (26.1)
	40–59 years	24 (36.9)
	≥ 60 years	24 (36.9)
Gender	n (%)
Gender	Male	42 (64.6)
Self-reported pre-injury disability	n (%)
Self-reported pre-injury disability	No	57 (87.7)
Mechanism of injury	n (%)
	Motor vehicle	22 (33.8)
	Fall	12 (18.5)
	Motorcycle	6 (9.2)
	Pedal cyclist	6 (9.2)
	Other^a	19 (29.3)
Injury severity score	Median (IQR)	17 (14–24)
Length of hospital stay in days	Median (IQR)	11 (5.4–26.5)
Discharge destination	n (%)
	Home	38 (58.5)
	Inpatient rehabilitation or hospital for convalescence	27 (41.5)
36 month outcomes	GOS-E^b	n (%)
		Upper good recovery	19 (29.2)
		Lower good recovery	7 (10.8)
		Upper moderate disability	22 (33.9)
		Lower moderate or severe disability	17 (26.1)

^aOther includes horse related, pedestrian, struck by/collision with object or person, unspecified external cause, other specified external cause, other threat to breathing, machinery, firearm, cutting piercing object or fire, flames or smoke ^bGlasgow Outcomes Scale Extended (GOS-E), data has been collapsed from eight outcome categories

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