title: Classifying outcomes of care for injured patients.
abstract: Many trauma survivors face challenges of impaired functioning, limited activities and reduced participation. Recovery from injury after acute care, therefore, becomes an important public health issue. This commentary discusses a framework for evaluating outcomes of acute care.
authors.affiliation: The College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: The School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sobolev
authors.affiliation: The Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Townson
authors.affiliation: The Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: The Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Anton
authors.affiliation: The Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Simons
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000145:classification*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*