Table 3 Comparison of the evolution of quality of life between 1 and 5 year after the accident
Non-whiplash (N = 155) | Whiplash grade 1 et 2 (N = 133) | Whiplash grade 1 (N = 50) | Whiplash grade 2 (N = 83) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Global Items | ||||||
Good quality of life1 | 1 year | 108 (69.7) | 95 (71.4) | 34 (68.0) | 61 (73.5) | |
5 years | 127 (81.9) | 104 (78.2) | 41 (82.0) | 63 (75.9) | ||
Improvement (%)2 | +12.2 b | +4.8 | +14.0 | +2.4 | ||
Satisfactory health status3 | 1 year | 108 (69.7) | 88 (66.2) | 34 (68.0) | 54 (65.1) | |
5 years | 117 (75.5) | 90 (67.7) | 38 (76.0) | 52 (62.7) | ||
Improvement (%)2 | +5.8 | +1.5 | +8.0 | −2.4 | ||
Domains | ||||||
m SD4 | m SD4 | m SD4 | m SD4 | |||
Physical | 1 year | 77.1 (15.5) | 72.8 (19.1) | 73.4 (20.9) | 72.4 (18.0) | |
5 years | 81.5 c (13.9) | 76.2 (17.9) | 76.0 (17.6) | 76.2 (18.2) | ||
Improvement5 | +4.4 c | +3.4 | +2.6 | +3.8 | ||
Psychological | 1 year | 66.6 (15.7) | 64.6 (16.3) | 61.6 (15.8) | 66.5 (16.4) | |
5 years | 71.1 (13.6) | 69.0 (15.3) | 67.2 (17.0) | 70.1 (14.2) | ||
Improvement5 | +4.5 c | +4.6 b | +5.6 | +3.7 a | ||
Social | 1 year | 73.2 (19.5) | 71.6 (19.9) | 68.9 (20.9) | 73.3 (19.3) | |
5 years | 75.5 (17.1) | 74.7 (15.0) | 73.3 (17.4) | 75.5 (13.4) | ||
Improvement5 | +2.3 | +3.3 | +3.4 | +2.3 | ||
Environmental | 1 year | 68.0 (16.5) | 65.0 (16.3) | 65.3 (17.7) | 64.8 (15.5) | |
5 years | 71.1 (15.4) | 69.9 (16.6) | 71.7 (15.9) | 68.8 (17.0) | ||
Improvement5 | +3.1 b | +4.9 c | +6.4 a | +4.0 a | ||