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 likely increases in the future demand on resources for external support and specialized care.
To that purpose the study aims to provide reliable estimates of key epidemiological indicators related to mortality, morbidity and functioning for SCI and the demographic, geographic and other variation in relation to the health system in these statistics.
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. [Epub ahead of print].
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. [Epub ahead of print].
The Health Services Research group at Swiss Paraplegic Research investigates and intends to improve how persons with spinal cord injury utilize health care services.
Disabled patients can be high users of medical care, often require services from multidisciplinary teams and bring with them multiple needs and expectations. The needs may not all be met within the setting offered by the health care provider. In a system that mainly focuses on cure rather than the improvement and the lived experience, losses in the perceived quality of care are to be expected.
Reinhardt J, Zheng Y, Xu G, Lu X, Yin Y, Liu S, Gao Q, Xiong X, He C, Li H, Li J: People with Spinal Cord Injury in China. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Blumenthal M, Geng V, Egen C, Gutenbrunner C: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Germany. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Tulaar A, Karyana M, Wahyuni L, Paulus A, Tinduh D, Anestherita F, Wangge G: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Indonesia. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Zwecker M, Wolff J, Shaoul T, Zeilig G, Treger I: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Israel. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Baricich A, Amico A, Zampolini M, Gimigliano F, Cisari C, Fiore P: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Italy. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Han Z, Lee B, Kim W, Lee S, Im H, Kim C, Song K, Ko H, Bang M, Park C: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Korea. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Juocevicius A, Jamontaite I, Adomaviciene A: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Lithuania. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Engkasan J, Hasnan N, Yusuf Y, Latif L: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Malaysia. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Van den Heuvel M, Jansz L, Xiong X, Singhal B: People with Spinal Cord Injury in New Zealand. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Strøm V, Månum G, Leiulfsrud A, Wedege P, Rekand T, Halvorsen A, Fjellheim L, Stanghelle J: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Norway.American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Tederko P, Jagodziński R, Krasuski M, Tarnacka B: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Poland. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Campos I, Margalho P, Lopes A, Branco C, Faria F, Caldas J, Cunha M, Andrade M, Lains J: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Portugal. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Joseph C, Scriba D, Wilson V, Mothabeng J, Theron F: People with Spinal Cord Injury in South Africa. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Avellanet M, Gonzalez-Viejo M: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Spain. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Gross-Hemmi M, Pacheco Barzallo D: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Switzerland. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Kovindha A: People with Spinal Cord Injury in Thailand. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Post M, Nooijen C, Postma K, Dekkers J, Penninx F, van den Berg-Emons R, Stam H: People with Spinal Cord Injury in the Netherlands. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Richards C, MacKenzie N, Roberts S, Escorpizo R: People with Spinal Cord Injury in the United States. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
Pacheco Barzallo D, Gross-Hemmi M, Bickenbach J, Juocevicius A, Popa D, Wahyuni LK, Strøm V: Quality of life and the health system: A 22-country comparison of the situation of people with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, available online 10. June 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.04.030.
Ronca E, Brunkert T, Koch HG, Jordan X, Gemperli A: Residential location of people with chronic spinal cord injury: the importance of local health care infrastructure. BMC Health Services Research, 201818:657, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3449-3, Published online: 22 August 2018.
Rubinelli S, Von Groote P: Stakeholder Dialogue as Deliberation for Decision Making in Health Policy and Systems. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 96, Number 2 (Suppl), February 2017.
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