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A Murine Model of Cervical Spinal Cord Injury to Study Post-lesional Respiratory Neuroplasticity
Published on: May 28, 2014
Changes in cigarette smoking after traumatic spinal cord injury
James S Krause1, Yue Cao1, Lee L Saunders1
1College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina.
Objective:
The objective of this study is to identify changes in the prevalence of cigarette smoking approximately 1 year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord injury (SCI).
Method:
Self-report assessments were completed by 129 participants with SCI during initial inpatient rehabilitation and at an average follow-up of 489 days postinjury.
Results:
The prevalence of cigarette smoking declined from 36.4% at the time of SCI onset to 18.8%, and was not significantly different from the general population at follow-up.
Conclusions:
Whereas the prevalence of cigarette smoking is elevated at SCI onset, there are significant decreases in the smoking rate over the first 16 months after onset, indicating significant behavioral change.
