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Paradigms of Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation Training After Spinal Cord Injury
Published on: February 1, 2018
[Work after Spinal Cord Injury - Outpatient Data from a Rehabilitation Clinic for Paraplegiology]
Kerstin Hug1, Beate Hummel1, Carmen Rinaldo1
1Klinik für Neurorehabilitation und Paraplegiologie, REHAB Basel, Schweiz.
Aim:
This study investigated factors which influence work after a spinal cord lesion using routinely collected outpatient data including an ICF-based questionnaire.
Methods:
The retrospective analysis was based on a sample of 290 outpatients with chronic spinal cord lesions of whom 43% reported to work. 15 factors possibly affecting occupational activity were evaluated by bivariate analyses and multivariable regression modelling.
Results:
Negative associations were identified between working activities and the factors "age at time of spinal cord injury" (OR: 0.96, 95%-KI: 0.93-0.99, p<0.002) and "problems with covering distances" (OR: 0.44, 95%-KI: 0.25-0.79, p<0.006). A similar tendency was observed for "problems with shopping".
Conclusions:
These findings indicate that age and aspects of mobility are important influencing factors for resumption of work after a spinal cord lesion. Therefore, mobility should be considered as an important target for interventions in long-term rehabilitation.
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