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ArticleInternational journal of public health2019

Excess burden of a chronic disabling condition: life lost due to traumatic spinal cord injury in a Swiss population-based cohort study.

Jonviea D Chamberlain, Anne Buzzell, Hans Peter Gmünder, Kerstin Hug, Xavier Jordan, André Moser, Martin Schubert, Marcel Zwahlen, Martin W G Brinkhof, SwiSCI cohort study and the Swiss National Cohort

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  1. Life expectancy and long-term survival after traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024
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Jonviea D ChamberlainSwiss Paraplegic Research, Guido A. Zäch Strasse 4, 6207, Nottwil, Switzerland. jonviea.chamberlain@paraplegie.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9515-1076
Anne BuzzellSwiss Paraplegic Research, Guido A. Zäch Strasse 4, 6207, Nottwil, Switzerland.
Hans Peter GmünderSwiss Paraplegic Center, Nottwil, Switzerland.
Kerstin HugREHAB, Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Xavier JordanClinique Romande de Réadaptation, Sion, Switzerland.
André MoserEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Martin SchubertBalgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marcel ZwahlenInstitute of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Martin W G BrinkhofSwiss Paraplegic Research, Guido A. Zäch Strasse 4, 6207, Nottwil, Switzerland.
SwiSCI cohort study and the Swiss National Cohort

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 324730_166603 / 1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo estimate excess mortality and life years lost in a Swiss cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).

methodsThis study uses population-based data collected in the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort (SwiSCI) study, which covers all specialized rehabilitation centres. Flexible parametric survival models were used to model life years remaining (LYR), potential years life lost (PYLL), relative survival and excess hazard ratios.

resultsMen and women with TSCI and an attained age of 30 were estimated to have 42 LYR (95% CI = 37.9-45.5) and 43 LYR (95% CI = 40.1-45.5), respectively; this equates to a life expectancy (LE) of 80.6 and 76.9% of that of the Swiss general population. With respect to lesion level and completeness, persons with incomplete paraplegia had 45.1 LYR at an attained age of 30, whereas individuals with complete tetraplegia only had 28.7 LYR. This pattern was similar for PYLL.

conclusionsThe extended LE following TSCI, even for the most severe lesions, underscores the need for sustained follow-up to support functioning and health for individuals ageing with SCI.

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Life ExpectancyAdultAgedCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParaplegiaProportional Hazards ModelsSpinal Cord InjuriesSurvival AnalysisTrauma Severity IndicesBurdenExcess mortalityLife expectancyMortalityPotential years life lostSpinal cord injury

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