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ArticleSpinal cord2017

Health care utilization in persons with spinal cord injury: part 1-outpatient services.

A Gemperli, E Ronca, A Scheel-Sailer, H G Koch, M Brach, B Trezzini, SwiSCI Study Group

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Article in Spinal cord, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

A GemperliRehabilitation Services and Care Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
E RoncaRehabilitation Services and Care Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
A Scheel-SailerSwiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland.
H G KochSwiss Paraplegics Association, Nottwil, Switzerland.
M BrachRehabilitation Services and Care Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
B TrezziniRehabilitation Services and Care Unit, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland.
SwiSCI Study Group
University of Lucerne · CHSwiss Paraplegic Research · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designThis was a cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

objectivesThe objective of this study was to identify the care-seeking behavior of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) with respect to the various health care providers and ascertain circumstances that lead to situations where required care was not received.

settingThis study was conducted in the entire country of Switzerland.

methodsStatistical analysis of frequency of annual visits to health care providers by 17 specialties, and description of situations where health care was required but not received, in persons with chronic SCI living in the community.

resultsMain medical contact person was the general practitioner (GP; visited by 88% during last 12 months). The physiotherapist (visited by 72%) was the health care provider with the most visits (average of 30 visits in 12 months). GPs, physiotherapists, urologists and spinal medicine specialists were often contacted in combination, by many participants, often for check-up visits. A situation where care was required but not received was reported by 53 (11%) of participants, with a substantially higher rate in migrants (29%). Main problems why care was not received were bladder and bowel problems and main reasons of care not received were regional or temporal unavailability.

conclusionsIndividuals with SCI are frequent users of medical services. There is no group of medical specialists that covers all needs of persons with SCI, what emphasizes health care provision from a comprehensive perspective including a wide array of services. Instances with care required but not received appeared to be rare and more likely in participants with migration background.

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Patient Acceptance of Health CareAmbulatory CareChronic DiseaseComplementary TherapiesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMaleMiddle AgedSelf ReportSpinal Cord InjuriesSwitzerland

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PMID28462932
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