Evaluating Post-Injury Functional Status among Patients Presenting for Emergency Care in Kigali, Rwanda

Despite high injury-related morbidity, approaches for evaluating post-injury functional status after emergency care are poorly characterized in resource-limited settings. This study evaluated the feasibility of standardized disability assessments among patients presenting with significant trauma to Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali ED Rwanda from January–June 2020. The at 28-days was assessed using World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS-2), Katz Activities Daily Living (ADL) Scale, and self-reported state. primary outcome a descriptive profile post-injury. WHODAS 2.0, ADL Scale patients’ self-perceived compared Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient. Twenty-four were included. most common injury mechanism road traffic accident (70.8%); 58.3% had traumatic brain injury. self-perception questionnaire scale strongly correlated scale; however, not well scale. Post-injury morbidity assessment feasible, strong between WHODAS-2 Structured may serve inform development rehabilitation services Rwanda, although larger studies needed such initiatives.