title: Non-fatal injuries resulting in activity limitations in Estonia--risk factors and association with the incidence of chronic conditions and quality of life: a retrospective study among the population aged 20-79.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evidence about the health and quality-of-life outcomes of injuries is obtained mainly from follow-up studies of surviving trauma patients; population-based studies are rarer, in particular for countries in Eastern Europe. This study examines the incidence, prevalence and social variation in non-fatal injuries resulting in activity limitations and outcomes of injuries in Estonia.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective population-based study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Estonia.
  
  
  METHODS
  7855 respondents of the face-to-face interviews of the second round of the Estonian Family and Fertility Survey conducted between 2004 and 2005 based on the nationally representative probability sample (n=11 192) of the resident population of Estonia aged 20-79.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cumulative incidence and prevalence of injuries leading to activity limitations was estimated. Survival models were applied to analyse variations in the injury risk across sociodemographic groups. The association between injuries and the development of chronic conditions and quality of life was examined using survival and logistic regression models.
  
  
  RESULTS
  10% (95% CI 9.4 to 10.7) of the population aged 20-79 had experienced injuries leading to activity limitations; the prevalence of activity limitations due to injuries was 4.4% (95% CI 3.9% to 4.9%). Significant differences in injury risk were associated with gender, education, employment, marital status and nativity. Limiting injury was associated with a doubling of the likelihood of having chronic conditions (adjusted HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.58 to 2.46). Injury exhibited a statistically significant negative association with most quality-of-life measures. Although reduced, these effects persisted after recovery from activity limitations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Substantial variation in injury risk across population groups suggests potential for prevention. Men and workers in manual occupations constitute major target groups for injury prevention in Estonia. The association of injury with the development of chronic conditions and reduced quality of life warrants further investigation.
authors.affiliation: Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puur
authors.forename: Katre
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Altmets
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saava
authors.forename: Anneli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uusküla
authors.forename: Luule
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sakkeus
keywords: activity limitations; chronic conditions; life course epidemiology; non-fatal injuries; quality of life
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