A main goal of SwiSCI is to establish a reliable epidemiological database for SCI that may inform Swiss social and health policy regarding measures to prevent SCI as well as to anticipate the future demand for specialized health care.
Ronca E, Scheel-Sailer A, Eriks-Hoogland I, Brach M, Debecker I, Gemperli A: Factors influencing specialized health care utilization by individuals with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey. Spinal Cord, published online: 13.11.2020.
Gemperli A, Ronca E, Scheel-Sailer A, Koch HG, Brach M, Trezzini B, SwiSCI Study Group.: Health care utilization in persons with spinal cord injury: part 1 - outpatient services. Spinal Cord. 2017 May 2. doi: 10.1038/sc.2017.44.
Ronca E, Scheel-Sailer A, Koch HG, Gemperli A, SwiSCI Study Group: Health care utilization in persons with spinal cord injury: part 2 - determinants, geographic variation and comparison with the general population. Spinal Cord. 2017 May 2. doi: 10.1038/sc.2017.38.
The health services research group investigates and intends to improve how persons with spinal cord injury utilize health care services.
