ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024
Non-adherence to follow-up care in persons with spinal cord injury within 10 years after initial rehabilitation.
Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Multidimensional Effects of Telemedicine on Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Recommendations for long-term follow-up care of secondary health conditions in spinal cord injury/disorder: a systematic review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers to providing long-term care for persons with spinal cord injury in Switzerland: a qualitative study of service delivery and workforce challenges.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to describe the temporal dynamics of and risk factors for non-adherence to outpatient follow-up care in the first 10 years after spinal cord injury.
designRetrospective single-centre cohort study using data from medical records and municipal resident registers. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Patients admitted to a specialized spinal cord injury centre in Switzerland discharged between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2012 (n = 225). Time-to-event analysis was used to investigate the timing of the first non-adherence event, its association with spinal cord injury, and sociodemographic characteristics.
results36% of patients were adherent to annual follow-up appointments; 2% formally transferred to another SCI centre; 44% were non-adherent for general reasons (patient's will to discontinue care [12%] or unknown reasons [32%]); and 18% were non-adherent due to death. Risk factors for non-adherence included older age, lack of long-term partner, and more than 2 h of travel time to the clinic. In the youngest age group (18-30 years), 55% were non-adherent after 10 years.
conclusionA relevant proportion of individuals with spinal cord injury were lost to annual follow-up care. A holistic approach to patient engagement integrating solutions such as telemedicine and involvement of support networks could reduce the risk of non-adherence.
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