Table 2 Baseline characteristics (patient- and trauma related)
Characteristics | Intervention group | Control group Cluster 1 (baseline) | Control group Cluster 2 (3-month) | Control group Cluster 3 (6-month) | Control group Cluster 4 (9-month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) or frequency (%) | Mean (SD) or frequency (%) | Mean (SD) or frequency (%) | Mean (SD) or frequency (%) | Mean (SD) or frequency (%) | |
N | 83 | 68 | 26 | 51 | 57 |
Age | 43.4 (15.6) | 46.8 (14.3) | 57.2 (16.0) | 50.0 (17.4) | 50.5 (17.9) |
Gender (M/F) | 39/44 (47/53%) | 31/37 (46/54%) | 13/13 (50/50%) | 22/29 (43/57%) | 26/31 (46/54%) |
Education level | |||||
 Low | 7 (8.4%) | 12 (18.5%) | 2 (8.3%) | 5 (10.6%) | 6 (11.1%) |
 Middle | 19 (22.9%) | 16 (24.6%) | 4 (16.7%) | 14 (29.8%) | 16 (29.6%) |
 High | 57 (68.7%) | 37 (56.9%) | 18 (75.0%) | 28 (59.6%) | 32 (59.3%) |
Medical history | |||||
 None | 53 (63.9%) | 33 (48.5%) | 14 (53.8%) | 30 (60.0%) | 30 (52.6%) |
 Chronic | 14 (16.9%) | 21 (30.9%) | 7 (26.9%) | 9 (18%) | 13 (22.8%) |
 Musculoskeletal | 16 (19.3%) | 14 (20.6%) | 5 (19.2%) | 11 (22%) | 14 (24.6%) |
Trauma type | |||||
 Traffic | 44 (53.0%) | 26 (38.8%) | 9 (34.6%) | 15 (29.4%) | 25 (43.9%) |
 Work related | 0 | 3 (4.5%) | 3 (11.5%) | 2 (3.9%) | 2 (3.5%) |
 Fall | 27 (32.5%) | 13 (19.4%) | 9 (34.6%) | 20 (39.2%) | 17 (29.8%) |
 Sports | 11 (13.3%) | 19 (28.4) | 5 (19.2%) | 9 (17.6%) | 9 (15.8%) |
 Other | 1 (1.2%) | 6 (9%) | 0 | 5 (9.8%) | 4 (7.0%) |
Fracture region | |||||
 Upper extremity | 31 (37.3%) | 33 (48.5%) | 14 (53.8%) | 25 (49.0%) | 25 (43.9%) |
 Lower extremity | 41 (49.4%) | 25 (36.8%) | 9 (34.6%) | 16 (31.4%) | 19 (33.0%) |
 Vertebral | 7 (8.4%) | 0 | 1 (3.8%) | 2 (3.9%) | 1 (1.8%) |
 Multitrauma | 4 (4.8%) | 10 (14.7%) | 2 (7.7%) | 8 (15.7%) | 12 (21.1%) |
ISS (mean, SD) | 7.9 (4.4) | 9.1 (6.6) | 7.7 (5.6) | 8.9 (7.8) | 8.6 (6.3) |
ISS (min-max) | 4–26 | 4–34 | 4–24 | 4–43 | 4–29 |
Admission hospital | 62 (75%) | 44 (65%) | 8 (31%) | 24 (47%) | 29 (51%) |
Length of stay (days) | 7.1 (6.1) | 8.2 (7.3) | 8.4 (11.1) | 10.8 (8.0) | 10.0 (11.4) |
Surgery | 53 (64%) | 36 (53%) | 5 (19%) | 22 (43%) | 21 (37%) |
TTO (days)a | 24.3 (14.3) | 15.9 (13.1) | 11.5 (15.9) | 16.0 (15.8) | 14.6 (14.7) |