title: RESTORE: REcovery after Serious Trauma--Outcomes, Resource use and patient Experiences study protocol.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Traumatic injury is a leading contributor to the overall global burden of disease. However, there is a worldwide shortage of population data to inform understanding of non-fatal injury burden. An improved understanding of the pattern of recovery following trauma is needed to better estimate the burden of injury, guide provision of rehabilitation services and care to injured people, and inform guidelines for the monitoring and evaluation of disability outcomes.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To provide a comprehensive overview of patient outcomes and experiences in the first 5 years after serious injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a population-based, nested prospective cohort study using quantitative data methods, supplemented by a qualitative study of a seriously injured participant sample.
  
  
  METHODS
  All 2547 paediatric and adult major trauma patients captured by the Victorian State Trauma Registry with a date of injury from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 who survived to hospital discharge and did not opt-off from the registry.
  
  
  METHODS
  To analyse the quantitative data and identify factors that predict poor or good outcome, whether there is change over time, differences in rates of recovery and change between key participant subgroups, multilevel mixed effects regression models will be fitted. To analyse the qualitative data, thematic analysis will be used to identify important themes and the relationships between themes.
  The results of this project have the potential to inform clinical decisions and public health policy, which can reduce the burden of non-fatal injury and improve the lives of people living with the consequences of severe injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Belinda J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gabbe
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Braaf
authors.affiliation: Trauma Service, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: Trauma Service, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Judson
authors.affiliation: Research Centre for Injury Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Ronan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.affiliation: School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Jennie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ponsford
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Collie
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Shanthi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ameratunga
authors.affiliation: Business Intelligence, Transport Accident Commission, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Attwood
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College of London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.affiliation: Victorian Spinal Cord Service, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nunn
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Emergency and Trauma Centre, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011446:Prospective Studies; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012042:Registries; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*