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Summary scores derived from the Short Form-12 served as study outcomes. United States (US) population estimates on the Physical Component Score (PCS-12) and Mental Component Score (MCS-12) were compared with scores from the HQoL and were stratified by Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and injury status. Linear regression models were used to estimate the association between both injury severity and PTSD and PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores. Level of injury severity and PTSD history significantly predicted poorer physical health (mean PCS-12). There was no significant difference between injury severity level and mental health (mean MCS-12). Controlling for other factors, having PTSD symptoms after 9\/11 predicted a nearly 10-point difference in mean MCS-12 compared with never having PTSD. Injury severity and PTSD showed additive effects on physical and mental health status. Injury on 9\/11 and a PTSD history were each associated with long-term decrements in physical health status. Injury did not predict long-term decrements in one\u2019s mental health status. Although it is unknown whether physical wounds of the injury healed, our results suggest that traumatic injuries appear to have a lasting negative effect on perceived physical functioning.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph16061054","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,25]],"date-time":"2019-03-25T06:56:52Z","timestamp":1553497012000},"page":"1054","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["An Assessment of Long-Term Physical and Emotional Quality of Life of Persons Injured on 9\/11\/2001"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Robert M.","family":"Brackbill","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Howard E.","family":"Alper","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patricia","family":"Frazier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lisa M.","family":"Gargano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Melanie H.","family":"Jacobson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1723-7966","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adrienne","family":"Solomon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"World Trade Center Registry, New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY 10013, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1186\/s40621-017-0115-x","article-title":"Injury, Intense Dust Exposure, and Chronic Disease among Survivors of the World Trade Center Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001","volume":"4","author":"Alper","year":"2017","journal-title":"Inj. 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