Observational studySpinal cord2019
Prevalence of and factors associated with expressed and unmet service needs reported by persons with spinal cord injury living in the community.
Observational study in Spinal cord, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Longitudinal healthcare utilization among traumatic spinal cord injury patients: a 20 year retrospective study using population-based data.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Priorities and opportunities for advocacy in SCI: An international web-based review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Review
- "The Other Thousand Hours": A Spinal Cord Injury Self-Management Program Qualitative Analysis.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2025Article
- A high-performance brain-computer interface for finger decoding and quadcopter game control in an individual with paralysis.Nature medicine · 2025Article
- Does stronger primary care improve access to health services for persons with spinal cord injury? Evidence from eleven European countries.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- Unmet healthcare needs, access to services and experiences with health providers among persons with spinal cord injury in Australia.Spinal cord · 2024Article
- Measures for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury to Monitor Their Transitions in Care, Health, Function, and Quality of Life Experiences and Needs: A Protocol for Co-Developing a Self-Evaluation Tool.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Peer support as pressure ulcer prevention strategy in special school learners with paraplegia.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Article
- Health System's Role in Facilitating Health Service Access among Persons with Spinal Cord Injury across 22 Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Towards the implementation of clinical quality management at the national level: description of current types of rehabilitation services for spinal cord injury/disorder in Switzerland using an interdisciplinary consensus process.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Empowerment, Communication, and Navigating Care: The Experience of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury From Acute Hospitalization to Inpatient Rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- First contact of care for persons with spinal cord injury: a general practitioner or a spinal cord injury specialist?BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Expectations of individuals with neurological conditions from rehabilitation: A mixed-method study of needs.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Family caregiving research: Reflecting on the past to inform the future.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
STUDY
designObservational study.
objectivesTo determine the prevalence, predictors, and consequences of self-reported service needs among community-dwelling persons with SCI.
settingCommunity-based, Switzerland.
methodsParticipants were 490 people who took part in the health services module of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI) 2012 community survey. We determined the prevalence of 20 service needs and the extent to which they were unmet. Predictors and consequences of service needs were examined with multiple regression analyses.
resultsHigh-prevalence needs (e.g., general health care, accessible housing) exhibited a high level of fulfillment. Conversely, less prevalent service needs (e.g., peer support, support for family caregivers) showed lower levels of fulfillment. Across three specific service domains (peer support, support for family caregivers, sports activities), lower household income predicted most consistently a higher likelihood of unmet needs. The total number of expressed needs was higher in non-Swiss nationals, persons with complete para- or tetraplegia and lower income individuals. Being female, French language region and lower household income predicted more total unmet needs. Increased expressed and unmet service needs were associated with lower life satisfaction.
conclusionsService needs with a high prevalence seem to be adequately met by the current service provision system. However, rehabilitation professionals should remain alert to clients' specific and cumulative unmet needs, in particular with respect to less common ones, and their impact on successful community reintegration and life satisfaction.
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