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The Tachikawa cohort of motor vehicle accident study investigating psychological distress: design, methods and cohort profiles

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Abstract

Background

The Tachikawa cohort of motor vehicle accident (TCOM) Study has been carried out in Tokyo since 2004. This study examined the association of medical and psychosocial variables evaluated shortly after admission to the acute critical care center with long-term psychiatric morbidity risk in patients with accidental injuries.

Methods

Between May 2004 and January 2008, patients with accidental injury consecutively admitted were recruited to the TCOM Study. Psychiatric morbidity as a primary endpoint was measured using a structured clinical interview at 1, 6, 18 and 36 months after involvement in a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The baseline investigation consisted of self-administered questionnaires concerning acute psychological responses and personality. Medical information was obtained from patients’ medical charts. Various socio-demographic data, health-related habits and psychosocial factors were assessed by interview. To examine potential biomarkers of psychological distress, blood samples were collected.

Results

Out of 344 patients who were asked to participate in this study, 300 (87%) patients with MVA-related injury were enrolled. Corresponding rates for the questionnaires on psychological responses and blood sampling were 98–99 and 79%, respectively. The cohort sample was composed of 78% men; the median age was 34 years; and 45% of the participants were motorcycle drivers.

Conclusions

The TCOM Study should prove useful for researchers examining the association between bio-psychosocial variables and psychological distress and may contribute to the formation of a framework for providing care for patients with MVA-related injury.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grants (16190501, 19230701 and 20300701) from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare (Research on Psychiatric and Neurological Disease and Mental Health). We thank Prof. Henmi, and Dr. Inoue for their generous support to this study, Mss. Sakuma, Sano, Hasegawa, Takahashi, and Kawase for careful recruitment and communication with the participants, and Mss. Akutsu, Kamoshida and Suzuki for data management and research assistance.

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  1. Dept. of Adult Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawahigashi Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8553, Japan

    Yutaka Matsuoka MD, PhD, Daisuke Nishi MD, Satomi Nakajima MD, PhD, Hiroko Noguchi RN, MA & Yoshiharu Kim MD, PhD

  2. Dept. of Psychiatry and Clinical Research Institute, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Yutaka Matsuoka MD, PhD, Daisuke Nishi MD & Hiroko Noguchi RN, MA

  3. CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Saitama, Japan

    Yutaka Matsuoka MD, PhD, Daisuke Nishi MD, Satomi Nakajima MD, PhD, Naohiro Yonemoto MPH, PhD, Kenji Hashimoto PhD, Hiroko Noguchi RN, MA & Yoshiharu Kim MD, PhD

  4. Dept. of Psychogeriatrics, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan

    Naohiro Yonemoto MPH, PhD

  5. Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba, Japan

    Kenji Hashimoto PhD

  6. Dept. of Critical Care and Traumatology, National Disaster Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan

    Masato Homma MD

  7. Dept. of Acute Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

    Yasuhiro Otomo MD, PhD

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Matsuoka, Y., Nishi, D., Nakajima, S. et al. The Tachikawa cohort of motor vehicle accident study investigating psychological distress: design, methods and cohort profiles. Soc Psychiat Epidemiol 44, 333–340 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-008-0438-6

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