The prevalence of XXXX in a sample of @entity2123 . A comparative cross-sectional study between UK and Australia.

@entity1 @entity308 @entity2123 @entity458 @entity148 @entity8494 @entity130
AIM: The potential psycho-social sequelae of traumatic @entity8494 have received increasing attention in recent years, however there remains paucity of cross-national comparative data on the prevalence of @entity458 following such @entity130 . The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the prevalence of @entity148 and @entity308 in an adult @entity1 group who have been treated for maxillofacial @entity130 , and who attend a follow-up clinic in either the West Midlands, UK or New South Wales (NSW), Australia. By using an identical methodological and statistical approach, we hoped to add to the available information on the incidence of early @entity458 in @entity1 following facial @entity130 . METHOD: This was a comparative cross-sectional study. A sample of fifty consecutive adult victims of facial @entity130 in the West Midlands UK, was compared to a group of fifty-two facially injured @entity1 in NSW, Australia. Demographic data was collected, following which the @entity308 and @entity148 Scale (HADS) were applied to both groups of @entity1 . RESULTS: Psychometric scores suggestive of @entity148 and @entity308 state were common in both groups of @entity1 . The mean HADS @entity308 subscale score for UK @entity1 compared to Australian @entity1 was not significantly different (5.94 versus 5.54 p=0.62). This was also the case for the HADS @entity148 subscale (5.96 versus 5.94 p=0.98). Although the number of @entity1 achieving scores suggestive of a 'caseness' for co-morbid psychological state was higher within the UK sample when compared to the Australian group (20% versus 11.5% for HADS @entity308 subscale, and 20% versus 15% for HADS @entity148 subscales respectively); these differences did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSION: This cross-national comparative study has shown that @entity148 and @entity308 in @entity2123 were comparable in both settings.
