Citation

Jeavons S, Godber T. Aust. J. Rural Health 2005; 13(4): 226-231.

Affiliation

School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. s.jeavons@latrobe.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association for Australian Rural Nurses; National Rural Health Alliance, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00706.x

PMID

16048464

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of experiencing a road crash on aspects of psychological meaning. DESIGN: A 12-month repeated measures prospective design was used. Setting: Data were collected from admissions to a hospital in central Victoria. SUBJECTS: Seventy-two injured road crash victims took part in the study. Main outcome measures: Three measures of psychological trauma and the World Assumptions Scale. RESULTS: World Assumptions Scale scores did not change significantly over the year, despite improvements in other trauma scores. CONCLUSION: This study does shed some light on the psychological effects of road trauma, but further research is needed to create more sophisticated measures.

Language: en