ArticleSpinal cord2022
Prevalence of comorbidities and secondary health conditions among the Finnish population with spinal cord injury.
Article in Spinal cord, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04649814 (Finnish Spinal Cord Injury Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Finnish Spinal Cord Injury Study (FinSCI)
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effects of exercise training on cardiometabolic health in adults with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of vitamin D on the prognosis after spinal cord injury: A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of virtual-walking intervention combined with exercise on improving pain and function in incomplete spinal cord injury: a feasibility study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Trial
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- Capturing Community Living Experiences and Health of Korean Community Spinal Cord Injury Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The incidence and trends of diving-related spine injuries in the United States and risk factors associated with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Article
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- Alcohol and Disability Sports: Insights from Swiss Coaches.Substance abuse and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Environmental barriers perceived by the Finnish population with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey.Spinal cord · 2024Article
- Factors enabling comorbidities and secondary conditions in older adults with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity in persons with non-traumatic spinal cord injury and its impact on healthcare utilization and health outcomes.Spinal cord · 2023Article
- Immunological Response to Exercise in Athletes with Disabilities: A Narrative Review of the Literature.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Prognostic Value of Malondialdehyde (MDA) in the Temporal Progression of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- An Economic Analysis of the Association Among Secondary Health Conditions, Health Care Costs, and Quality of Life for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Facilitators and barriers in the rehabilitation process described by persons with spinal cord injury: a deductive-inductive analysis from the Finnish spinal cord injury study.Annals of medicine · 2023Article
- The Diagnosis and Management of Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiometabolic Syndrome after Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- Physical Health Conditions in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury Across 21 Countries Worldwide.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
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designA cross-sectional study.
objectivesTo explore the prevalence of comorbidities, secondary health conditions (SHCs), and multimorbidity in the Finnish population with spinal cord injury (SCI).
settingThe data were collected from the Finnish Spinal Cord Injury Study (FinSCI). Participants were identified from three SCI outpatient clinics responsible for the lifelong follow-up of persons with SCI in Finland, (n = 884 participants, response rate; 50%).
methodsThe FinSCI-questionnaire included a question from the National Study of Health, Well-being, and Service (FinSote) for screening 12 comorbidities. The reference data of the general population for that question were received from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Condition Scale (SCI-SCS) was used to screen 16 SHCs. The data were analysed with univariate testing and multivariable negative binomial regression modelling.
resultsThe most common comorbidities were high blood pressure/hypertension (38%), back problems (28%), and high cholesterol (22%). The most common SHCs were joint and muscle pain (81%), muscle spasms (74%), chronic pain (71%), and bowel problems (71%). The prevalence of comorbidities was highest among persons aged ≥76 years (mean; 2.0; scale range; 0-12). The prevalence of SHCs was highest in the severity of SCI group C1-4 AIS A, B, and C (mean; 8.9; scale range; 0-16).
conclusionsFurther research on geriatrics in SCI, non-traumatic SCI, and knowledge of the needs of persons with cervical lesion AIS A, B, or C is required, due to the fact that the prevalence of multimorbidity is high in these groups.
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