Understanding the immediate aftereffects of road traffic crashes in Argentina: The role of injury |
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| Affiliation: | 1. CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Argentina;2. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina;3. University of Memphis, United States;1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) and Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina;2. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3350, Mar del Plata 7600, Argentina;1. Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;2. Faculty of Croatian Studies, Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;1. Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG, Brazil;2. EMBRAPA Florestas e Departamento de Engenharia Florestal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG, Brazil;3. Suzano Papel e Celulose SA, Brazil;1. School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;2. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James''s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland;3. Consultant Diabetologist, St Vincent''s University Hospital and HSE National Clinical Lead in Diabetes, Ireland;4. National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, St James''s Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland;1. Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Australia;2. Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Monash University, Australia |
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| Abstract: | The current paper reports a field study of 132 Argentinian individuals who experienced a road traffic crash (RTC), focusing on the role of physical injury in the early aftermath of the crash. Three groups of participants were studied: 1) individuals who were <1 month post-RTC who were not injured (<1 mo, Not Injured, n = 89), 2) individuals who were <1 month post-RTC who were injured (<1 mo, Injured, n = 15), and 3) individuals who were 1–3 months post-RTC who were injured (1–3 mo, Injured, n = 28). Examination of PTSD symptoms indicated that with several exceptions, most PTSD symptoms were endorsed at higher levels by the two injured groups, relative to the not injured group. Consideration of post-RTC cognitive and interpersonal factors indicated that the two injured groups reported lower self-efficacy and higher levels of rumination, relative to the Not Injured group. Additionally, the 1–3 mo Injured group reported being more socially isolated, relative to the two other groups. Results are discussed in light of related literature, with elaboration of potential public health interventions designed to target injured survivors of RTCs. |
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| Keywords: | Road traffic crashes Post-traumatic stress disorder Cognitive factors Interpersonal factors |
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