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| Title |
Factors that challenge health for people involved in the compensation process following a motor vehicle crash: a longitudinal study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-1694-5 |
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| Authors |
Nieke A Elbers, Arno J Akkermans, Keri Lockwood, Ashley Craig, Ian D Cameron |
| Abstract |
Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are associated with diminished mental health, and furthermore, evidence suggests the process of claiming compensation following an MVC further increases distress and impedes recovery. However, further research is required on why the compensation process is stressful. The aim of the current study is twofold. The first is to investigate whether the interaction with the insurance agency is associated with anxiety. The second is to explore qualitatively aspects of dissatisfaction with the compensation process. Participants (N = 417) were injured people involved in a compensation scheme after a motor vehicle crash (MVC) in New South Wales, Australia. Interviews were conducted by phone at 2, 12 and 24 months after the MVC. A suite of measures were used including compensation related measures, pain catastrophising and the anxiety/depressed mood subscale of the EuroQol. The association between predictors and anxiety/depressed mood as the dependent variable were analysed using forward logistic regression analyses. The comments about dissatisfaction with the insurance company were analysed qualitatively. The strongest predictor of mood status found was pain-related catastrophising, followed by dissatisfaction with the insurance company. Dissatisfaction was attributed to (1) lack of communication and lack of information, (2) delayed or denied payments of compensation, (3) slow treatment approval and discussions about causality, (4) too much complicated paperwork, and (5) discussions about who was at-fault. Factors were found that contribute to anxiety in the compensation process. The association between catastrophising and anxiety/depressive mood suggests it is worthwhile further investigating the role of negative cognitions in compensation processes. People who score highly on catastrophising after the MVC may benefit from early psychological interventions aiming at addressing negative cognitions. Another important stressor is the interaction with the insurance company. Stress is associated with problems of communication, medical treatment, and claim settlement. This study additionally draws attention to some under recognised problems such as delayed payments. Pro-active claims management could address some of the identified issues, which could improve health of injured people after a MVC. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | 2% |
| Colombia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 55 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
| Researcher | 6 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 18% |
| Unknown | 16 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 18% |
| Psychology | 8 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 9 | 16% |
| Unknown | 17 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 November 2015.
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#2,878,951
of 22,818,766 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#3,321
of 14,866 outputs
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#39,141
of 264,855 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#61
of 257 outputs
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