Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury: Contemporary evidence from a population-based community survey in Switzerland.

Authors

  • Martin W.G. Brinkhof
  • Abdul Al-Khodairy
  • Inge Eriks-Hoogland
  • Christine Fekete
  • Timo Hinrichs
  • Margret Hund-Georgiadis
  • Sonja Meier
  • Anke Scheel-Sailer
  • Martin Schubert
  • Jan D. Reinhardt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2039

Keywords:

spinal cord injury, community survey, secondary health conditions, comorbidity, multimorbidity, risk factors, treatment.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury are major determinants for disability, reduced well-being, and mortality. However, population-based evidence on the prevalence and treatment of health conditions in people with spinal cord injury is scarce. OBJECTIVE: To investigate health conditions in Swiss residents with spinal cord injury, specifically to analyse their prevalence, severity, co-occurrence, and treatment. METHODS: Cross-sectional data (n = 1,549) from the community survey of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury (SwiSCI) cohort study, including Swiss residents with spinal cord injury aged over 16 years, were analysed. Nineteen health conditions and their self-reported treatment were assessed with the spinal cord injury Secondary Conditions Scale and the Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire. Prevalence and severity were compared across demographics and spinal cord injury characteristics. Co-occurrence of health conditions was examined using a binary non-metric dissimilarity measure and multi-dimensional scaling. Treatment rates were also examined. RESULTS: Number of concurrent health conditions was high (median 7

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Published

2015-12-15

How to Cite

Brinkhof, M. W., Al-Khodairy, A., Eriks-Hoogland, I., Fekete, C., Hinrichs, T., Hund-Georgiadis, M., Meier, S., Scheel-Sailer, A., Schubert, M., & Reinhardt, J. D. (2015). Health conditions in people with spinal cord injury: Contemporary evidence from a population-based community survey in Switzerland. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(2), 197–209. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2039

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Original Report

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