Psychosocial stress, cognitive performance and disability after common whiplash

摘要: The relationship between psychosocial stress, cognitive performance and disability was assessed in 97 randomly selected common whiplash patients. Patients were investigated early after injury (mean 7.2 days, SD = 3.8) again at 6 months. Assessment included different aspects of negative affectivity, personality traits attentional functioning. At months six patients (7%) showed partial or complete (disabled group) while 91 went back to work pre-injury levels (non-disabled group). However, 26 from the latter group still symptomatic. disabled non-disabled groups did not differ with respect affectivity as baseline. no significant differences found symptomatic any factors. a combination following variables baseline: greater age, initial neck pain intensity, pain, blurred vision, anxiety but less dizziness, sensitivity noise neurotic behavioural problems childhood.