A reason to recover

Patterson, S., Brigg, N., Handy, M., Tronstad, O., Flaws, D. International Journal of the Care of the Injured DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2025.112330

Abstract: Patients surviving major traumatic injury involving the chest wall experience unpredictable recovery trajectories, typically extending over 12 months or more. While some recover well, others experience ongoing physical and mental health difficulties and reduced quality of life. A nuanced understanding of the meaning and process of recovery is needed to inform the development of interventions to enable patients to access the right help, at the right time. Hence, we examined the experience of recovery and the bio-psycho-social factors shaping recovery in the months after traumatic injury resulting in admission to intensive care.