BACKGROUND: Social support can be an important coping resource for @entity1 recovering from injury. In this study, we examined the effects of family structure and sources of social support on physical health, persistent @entity158 and return to work (RTW) outcomes following @entity85 ( @entity85 ) sustained in a transport accident. METHODS: Secondary analysis of Transport Accident Commission (TAC) cross-sectional surveys held in 2010 and 2011 was conducted. In total 1649 @entity1 with @entity85 were identified and included. Family structure was determined by marital status and number of @entity1 . Sources of social support were measured as perceived help from family, friends, neighbours and employers. Physical health was measured with the Physical Component Summary (PCS) score of the Short-Form-12 Health Survey Version 2. Persistent @entity158 was defined as self-reported persistent @entity158 experienced in the last 3  months, and RTW was defined as being back at work for >= 3  months at time of interview. Multiple linear and logistic regressions were used for the analyses. RESULTS: Family and friends' support was associated with better physical health among @entity1 with >1  day hospital stay. Being married or in a de facto relationship was associated with greater PCS score among non-hospitalised @entity1 . Being widowed/separated/divorced was associated with more self-reported persistent @entity158 (odds ratio 1.62 [95  % confidence intervals 1.11-2.37]). Support from family (0.40 [0.24-0.68]), friends (0.29 [0.17-0.47]) and neighbours (0.59 [0.41-0.84]) was associated with less persistent @entity158 . Among @entity1 , support from family (0.09 [0.01-0.78]) was negatively associated with RTW, whereas support from friends (3.03 [1.15-8.02]) was positively associated with RTW. These associations were not observed among @entity1 . For both @entity1 (5.62 [2.77-11.38]) and @entity1 (7.22 [2.58-20.20]), support from employers was positively associated with RTW. CONCLUSION: Family structure and sources of social support had a positive impact on physical health, persistent @entity158 and RTW following @entity85 . This study highlights the importance of identifying @entity1 who have limited access to a social support network. Those with limited access to social support after a transport accident could potentially benefit from the provision of formal sources of practical and psychological support.

Recovery from XXXX : the role of social support following a transport accident.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'children', 'people', 'persons', 'men'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['MSI', 'musculoskeletal injury'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity85 :: (MESH:D009140,Disease) :: ['musculoskeletal injury']
