The association between seeking financial compensation and injury recovery following motor vehicle related orthopaedic trauma

Table 3 Association of claim status and injury recovery measures using linear mixed model analyses^a

Health status measure	Mean difference (SE)	95 % CI	p-value
SF-36v2 PCS^b	−2.97 (0.89)	−4.73, −1.22	0.001
SF-36v2 MCS^b	−3.44 (1.11)	−5.62, −1.26	0.002
PCL-C^c	3.42 (1.31)	0.87, 5.99	0.009
GRC^b	−0.66 (0.25)	−1.15, −0.17	0.009

^aAdjusted for age, gender, ISS, IRSD, education skill level, language other than English, BMI, risk of short term harm due to alcohol consumption, self-reported at fault, vehicle type, pre-morbid neck pain in the last 6 months, crash on a public road, self-assessed pre-injury health status, time and claim status by time
^bA negative mean difference indicates that the compensable group had on average a poorer outcome where higher scores indicate better outcomes. Health status measures are: Short Form-36 Version 2.0 Physical Component Score (SF-36v2 PCS); Short Form-36 Version 2.0 Mental Component Score (SF-36v2 MCS); and Global Rating of Change (GRC) scale
^cA positive mean difference indicates that the compensable group had on average a poorer outcome where higher scores indicate poorer outcomes. Health status measure is: PTSD Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C)