ArticleSpinal cord2021
Utilization of health care providers by individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
Article in Spinal cord, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Longitudinal healthcare utilization among traumatic spinal cord injury patients: a 20 year retrospective study using population-based data.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- What drives psychotherapists' willingness to treat individuals with spinal cord injury? A cross-sectional study from Germany.Frontiers in public health · 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
- Medical, dental, and optical care utilization among community-living people with spinal cord injury in the United States.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- The healthcare needs and general practice utilization of people with acquired neurological disability and complex needs: A scoping review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- An exploration of information seeking behavior among persons living with spinal cord injury in Switzerland.Spinal cord · 2021Observational
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Abstract
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designQuestionnaire survey conducted in 2017 as part of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI).
objectivesTo elucidate the use of outpatient health care providers by individuals with chronic spinal cord injury in a situation of free choice and ample supply.
settingCommunity, nationwide.
methodsThe frequency of visits was compared to that of a survey conducted five years earlier. Using regression tree analysis, the characteristics of individuals with extensive use of health care providers' services were investigated. Substitution effects, where health care users replace one provider type by another, were quantified using likelihood ratios for positive outcomes.
resultsThe questionnaire was returned by 1,294 persons (response rate 33%). Participants reported visits to 14 different health care providers within the previous 12 months. Most often visited was the general practitioner (GP) by 82%. Older individuals used fewer health care providers than younger participants. Individuals with spasticity and females visited a broader variety of health care providers than the average user. The participants used fewer providers than they did five years ago. Health care users were not found to be substituting one provider type with another.
conclusionsIndividuals with spinal cord injury in Switzerland use a wide array of medical service providers. All providers were used complementary to each other without redundancies between providers. The use of providers is driven by health-related factors and gender. Old age was not as much a driver for high utilization as described in other settings.
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