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Early multidisciplinary approach no more effective than usual care for traumatic injuries

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October 2013

Early multidisciplinary approach no more effective than usual care for traumatic injuries

Vol: 2| Issue: 9| Number:25| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A pilot randomized controlled trial of an early multidisciplinary model to prevent disability following traumatic injury

Disabil Rehabil. 2013 Jul;35(14):1149-63. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2012.721047. Epub 2012 Oct 22

Contributing Authors:
AL Browne S Appleton K Fong F Wood F Coll S de Munck E Newnham SA Schug

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142 patients who had suffered a traumatic injury within 4 weeks were randomized to receive treatment using either a multidisciplinary intervention (MI), or usual care (UC) to determine the effectiveness of this approach on physical and psychological functioning. Results at 6 months indicated that there was no significant difference in physical or psychological function between the MI and UC groups...

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