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This study was to employ the European Quality of Life Five Dimensions (EQ-5D) tool to measure HRQoL 6\u2005months following serious occupational injury sustained by insured workers in the East Delta Region of Egypt.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to December 2008 among workers injured severely enough to be off work for at least 6\u2005months after an occupational injury.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>The Nile Insurance Hospital in Qalyubia, Egypt.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adult workers returning for follow-up evaluation after being given 6\u2005months off work by a physician for an occupational injury.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcomes<\/jats:title><jats:p>The workers described their health and quality of life using the EQ-5D instrument.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Most study participants were male (n=118 (90%)), with mean age of 41.5\u2005years. Fractures were the most common type of injury (n=96 (73%)), mostly involving the lower limbs (n=70 (53%)). Participants identified persistent problems related to mobility (n=78 (60%)), self-care (n=69 (53%)), performing usual activities (n=109 (83%)), pain\/discomfort (n=119 (91%)) and anxiety\/depression (n=51 (40%)). The perceived HRQoL estimated by the mean (\u00b1SD) visual analogue scale (VAS) score among injured workers was 61.6\u00b117.9. Multivariate linear regression showed an association between poor VAS score and amputations, mobility limitation, self-care problems, pain\/discomfort and anxiety\/depression.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Some people with occupational injuries experience significant problems such as pain\/discomfort, functional limitations and anxiety\/depression, long after the injury. 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