INTRODUCTION: Bicycle crashes often affect individuals in working age, and can impair quality of life (QoL) as a consequence. The aim of this study was to investigate QoL in bicycle @entity130 @entity1 and to identify those at risk of impaired QoL. @entity1 AND METHODS: 173 bicycle @entity130 @entity1 who attended a level I @entity130 centre from 2010 to 2012 received Hadorn's QoL questionnaire six months after their crash. Medical data was collected from the @entity1 's records. Univariate ordinal logistic regression was used to investigate the association between QoL and other factors. RESULTS: 148 @entity1 returned the questionnaire (85.5%). The majority had only mild or minor injuries (85.1%; n=126). However, 72.1% (n=106) still suffered from @entity158 or other physical symptoms more than six months after their bicycle crash. @entity1 with a Glasgow @entity772 Scale (GCS)  <=13 or an Injury Severity Score (ISS) >15 experienced @entity73 /outlook on life (p-values 0.003 and 0.045, respectively). Physical suffering was reported by @entity1 with a GCS  <=13 and in those with injuries to the cervical spine (p-values 0.02 and 0.025, respectively). @entity1 with an ISS >15 or @entity174 experienced limitations in daily activities (p-values 0.031 and 0.025, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: More than 70% of bicycle @entity130 @entity1 suffered physically more than six months after their crash, even though only 15% were severely injured. Risk factors for an impaired QoL were cervical spine injuries or @entity174 , a GCS  <=13 and an ISS >15.

Impaired quality of life after bicycle XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['facial fractures'] @entity73 :: ('MESH:D003072', 'Disease') :: ['impaired emotions'] @entity772 :: ('MESH:D003128', 'Disease') :: ['Coma'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['trauma']
