PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Derrett, Sarah
AU  - Owen, Helen E
AU  - Barson, David
AU  - Maclennan, Brett
AU  - Samaranayaka, Ari
AU  - Harcombe, Helen
AU  - Wyeth, Emma H
TI  - New Zealand’s Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study–10 years on (POIS-10): descriptive outcomes to 12 years post-injury
AID  - 10.1136/ip-2023-045058
DP  - 2024 Jun 01
TA  - Injury Prevention
PG  - 251--255
VI  - 30
IP  - 3
4099  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/30/3/251.short
4100  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/30/3/251.full
SO  - Inj Prev2024 Jun 01; 30
AB  - Background The ‘Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study–10 years on’ (POIS-10) aims to contribute to improving long-term disability, health and well-being outcomes for injured New Zealanders. This brief report describes recruitment, characteristics and key outcomes to 12 years post-injury.Methods Between 2007 and 2009, the study recruited 2856 people, including 566 Māori, from New Zealand’s Accident Compensation Corporation’s entitlement claims register. People experienced a range of injury types, causes and settings; 25% had been hospitalised for their injury. POIS-10 data were primarily collected via interviewer-administered structured questionnaires.Results Of the original participants, 2068 (92%) were eligible for follow-up in POIS-10. Of these, 1543 (75%) people participated between March 2020 and July 2021, including 240 Māori. Half of the participants (n=757; 50%) reported ongoing problems attributed to their injury 12 years earlier. Most reported difficulties with items assessing disability (WHO Disability Assessment Schedule II). For health-related quality of life (HRQoL), measured using the EQ-5D-5L, the prevalence of problems was higher 12 years post-injury compared with 12 months post-injury for four of five dimensions. Importantly, the prevalence of problems did not reduce to pre-injury levels for any HRQoL dimension.Discussion POIS-10 highlights the importance of early post-injury interventions to improve health, disability and well-being outcomes of injured New Zealanders.