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BACKGROUND:Due to increasing stress, individual personality traits are becoming a significant contributor to CRT (Crash Related Trauma). In the present study, we hypothesized that there will be no difference in personality characteristics of CRT patients and control subjects and there will be no association between trauma and personality characteristics of CRT patients. METHOD:A total of 119 cases and 112 controls of age >18 years were selected as per criteria decided. After obtaining ethical clearance, patients presenting to the emergency orthopedic unit were included in the study. After primary management all enrolled subjects were assessed by ICD 10 module screening questionnaire and analyzed for nine personality traits, subject to written informed consent. RESULTS:Of all the cases enrolled 82.35% were males. Impulsive personality trait is found in 84.78% (39/46) cases. There were 46 motorcyclists out of 119 cases enrolled. Most of the personality traits showed a statistical significant association (p < 0.0003) with CRT. CONCLUSION:Majority of CRT victims attending orthopedic emergency unit at trauma center had impulsive and histrionic personality characteristics which accounted for 84.78% and 82.61% cases respectively. These traits showed a statistical significant association with CRT.
journal_name
Afr Health Scijournal_title
African health sciencesauthors
Kumar V,Goyal R,Singh A,Sharma V,Srivastava RN,Kumar S,Kumar Adoi
10.4314/ahs.v16i3.27subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-09-01 00:00:00pages
845-852issue
3eissn
1680-6905issn
1729-0503pii
jAFHS.v16.i3.pg845journal_volume
16pub_type
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