Publications 2021

Inception cohort of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI): Design, participant characteristics, response rates and non-response
Fekete C, Gurtner B, Kunz S, Gemperli A, Gmünder HP, Hund-Georgiadis M, Jordan X, Schubert M, Stoyanov J, Stucki G, for the SwiSCI Study Group: Inception cohort of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI): Design, participant characteristics, response rates and non-response. J Rehabil Med, 2021 Feb 11.

Cohort study, Inception cohort, Clinical study

MRI evaluation of shoulder pathologies in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and the relation to shoulder pain
Arnet U, de Vries WH, Eriks-Hoogland I, Wisianowsky C, van der Woude LHV, Veeger D, Berger M for the SwiSCI Study Group: MRI evaluation of shoulder pathologies in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury and the relation to shoulder pain. The journal of spinal cord medicine. 2021:1-14.

shoulder pain, shoulder MRI, pathology

Utilization of health care providers by individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
Gemperli A, Brach M, Debecker I, Eriks-Hoogland I, Scheel-Sailer A, Ronca E: Utilization of health care providers by individuals with chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, published online: 17.02.2021

Health system, Health care

Detecting subgroups in social participation among individuals living with spinal cord injury: a longitudinal analysis of community survey data
Gross-Hemmi MH, Fekete C, Post MWM, Scheel-Sailer A, Schwegler U, Brinkhof MWG: Detecting subgroups in social participation among individuals living with spinal cord injury: a longitudinal analysis of community survey data. Spinal Cord, published online: 14.01.2021.

Participation, Integration, Community survey spinal cord injury, social participation.

Labor market participation of individuals with spinal cord injury living in Switzerland: determinants of between-person differences and counterfactual evaluation of their instrumental value for policy.
Schwegler U, Fekete C, Finger M, Karcz K, Staubli S, Brinkhof MWG: Labor market participation of individuals with spinal cord injury living in Switzerland: determinants of between-person differences and counterfactual evaluation of their instrumental value for policy. Spinal Cord, published online: 14.01.2021.

Work, Labour market participation, social participation.

Are social relationships an underestimated resource for mental health in persons experiencing physical disability? Observational evidence from 22 countries
Fekete C, Tough H, Arora M, Hasnan N, Joseph C, Popa D, Strom V, Middleton J: Are social relationships an underestimated resource for mental health in persons experiencing physical disability? Observational evidence from 22 countries. Int J Public Health. 2021
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International research spinal cord injury, InSCI, social relationships, International Spinal Cord Injury Survey

Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury: a population-based cross-sectional study in Australia.
Borg SJ, Geraghty T, Arora M, Foster M, Marshall R, Nunn A, Middleton JW. Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury: a population-based cross-sectional study in Australia. Spinal Cord. 2021.

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Work, Employment, Integration, InSCI, International Spinal Cord Injury Survey

Identification of Classes of Functioning Trajectories and Their Predictors in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Attending Initial Rehabilitation in Switzerland
Hodel J, Ehrmann C, Scheel-Sailer A, Stucki G, Bickenbach JE, Prodinger B, the SwiSCI Study Group: Identification of Classes of Functioning Trajectories and Their Predictors in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury Attending Initial Rehabilitation in Switzerland. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation 2021, 3: 1-14.

Functioning, Spinal Cord Injury, First rehabilitation

Internal consistency and convergent validity of the International Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life Basic Data Set at discharge from first rehabilitation
Westphal M, Kunz S, Scheel-Sailer A, Fekete C, Lude P, Post MWM, Carrard V: Internal consistency and convergent validity of the International Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life Basic Data Set at discharge from first rehabilitation. Spinal Cord, 2021 Aug 26.

Methodology, Validation, First rehabilitation

Who is at risk of loneliness? A cross-sectional recursive partitioning approach in a population-based cohort of persons with spinal cord injury
Tough H, Gross-Hemmi M, Stringhini S, Eriks-Hoogland I, Fekete C: Who is at risk of loneliness? A cross-sectional recursive partitioning approach in a population-based cohort of persons with spinal cord injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021 Sep 21, doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.08.018.

Functioning, Community survey spinal cord injury, Partnership, social relationships, Loneliness

Adaptation during spinal cord injury rehabilitation: The role of appraisal and coping.
Galvis Aparicio M, Kunz S, Morselli D, Post MWM, Peter C, Carrard V: Adaptation during spinal cord injury rehabilitation: The role of appraisal and coping. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2021 Oct 7. doi: 10.1037/rep0000410.

Psychology, Coping, First rehabilitation

Variability in clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of pain development following acute spinal cord injury: a case report.
Ernst M, Ljutow A, Stockinger L, Stoyanov J, Landmann G: Variability in clinical and neurophysiological evaluation of pain development following acute spinal cord injury: a case report. Spinal Cord Series and Cases, volume 7, article number: 72 (2021).

Pain, Neuropathic pain

Relationship between level of economic development, age and etiology of spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey from 22 countries.
Tederko P, Middleton J, Mycielski J, Joseph C, Pagliacci MC, Rapidi C-A, Tarnacka B, Kujawa J. Relationship between level of economic development, age and etiology of spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey from 22 countries. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. APMR. 2021

Survey, Age, International research spinal cord injury, Etiology, InSCI

Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury: a population-based cross-sectional study in Australia.
Borg SJ, Geraghty T, Arora M, Foster M, Marshall R, Nunn A, Middleton JW. Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury: a population-based cross-sectional study in Australia. Spinal Cord. 2021.

Survey, Employment, International research spinal cord injury, Community survey spinal cord injury, InSCI

Health Inequalities and Income for People with Spinal Cord Injury A Comparison Between and within Countries
Ona Macias AL, Strom V, Le Fort M, Middleton J, Gutenbrunner C, Lee BS, Pacheco Barzallo D. Health Inequalities and Income for People with Spinal Cord Injury. A Comparison Between and within Countries. SSM - Population Health. 2021.

Health system, Inequality, International research spinal cord injury, InSCI

Socioeconomic status and social relationships in persons with spinal cord injury from 22 countries: Does the countries' socioeconomic development moderate associations?
Fekete C, Reinhardt JD, Arora M, Patrick Engkasan J, Gross-Hemmi M, Kyriakides A, Le Fort M, Tough H. Socioeconomic status and social relationships in persons with spinal cord injury from 22 countries: Does the countries' socioeconomic development moderate associations? PLOS ONE 2021.

Inequality, International research spinal cord injury, InSCI, social relationships

Unmet health care needs and inequality: A cross-country comparison of the situation of people with spinal cord injury.
Pacheco Barzallo D, Ona Macias AL, Gemperli A. Unmet health care needs and inequality: A cross-country comparison of the situation of people with spinal cord injury. HSR. 2021.

Health system, Inequality, International research spinal cord injury, Health care, InSCI

Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Adaptation Outcomes During Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Galvis M, Carrard V, Kunz S, Morselli D, Post M, Peter C: Longitudinal Changes in Psychological Adaptation Outcomes During Spinal Cord Injury Inpatient Rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology. 2021

Psychology spinal cord injury, First rehabilitation

Vitamin D supplementation in chronic spinal cord injury (VitD-SCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
Hertig-Godeschalk A, Brinkhof MWG, Scheel-Sailer A, Perret C, Jenny A, Wyss PO, Landmann G, Flueck JL: Vitamin D supplementation in chronic spinal cord injury (VitD-SCI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021

Nutrition, Spinal Cord Injury, Vitamin D

Change in mobility independence over five years in persons with chronic spinal cord injury
De Vries W, Fellinghauer C, Arnet U, Eriks-Hoogland I: Change in mobility independence over five years in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 2021

Community survey spinal cord injury, Mobility, Independence

Pathways to loneliness: a mediation analysis investigating the social gradient of loneliness in persons with disabilities in Switzerland
Tough H, Gross Hemmi M, Eriks Hoogland I, Fekete C. Pathways to loneliness: a mediation analysis investigating the social gradient of loneliness in persons with disabilities in Switzerland. International Journal Equity in Health. 2021

social relationships, Spinal Cord Injury, social support, self-efficacy, Loneliness, socioeconomic factors

First contact of care for persons with spinal cord injury: A general practitioner or a spinal cord injury specialist?
Touhami D, Brach M, Essig S, Ronca E, Debecker I, Eriks-Hoogland I, Scheel-Sailer A, Münzel N, Gemperli A: First contact of care for persons with spinal cord injury: A general practitioner or a spinal cord injury specialist? BMC Family Practice, 2021 Oct 2;22(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12875-021-01547-0.

Health services, Health care, Specialized care, General practitioner

The challenges characterizing the lived experience of caregiving. A qualitative study in the field of spinal cord injury
Zanini C, Amann J, Brach M, Gemperli A, Rubinelli S. The challenges characterizing the lived experience of caregiving. A qualitative study in the field of spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 2021 May;59(5):493-503. doi: 10.1038/s41393-021-00618-4. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Care, Health care, Informal Care, Family caregiver

Professional home care and the objective care burden for family caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury: cross sectional survey.
Huang J, Pacheco Barzallo D, Rubinelli S, Münzel N, Brach M, Gemperli A. Professional home care and the objective care burden for family caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury: cross sectional survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, Volume 3, November 2021.

Health care, Informal Care, Family caregiver, Home care

Shared responsibility between general practitioners and highly specialized physicians in chronic spinal cord injury: Study protocol for a nationwide pragmatic nonrandomized interventional study.
Tomaschek R, Touhami D, Essig S, Gemperli A. Shared responsibility between general practitioners and highly specialized physicians in chronic spinal cord injury: Study protocol for a nationwide pragmatic nonrandomized interventional study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Nov 17;24:100873.

Health care, Hausarztprojekt, Specialized care, General practitioner

Who are the beneficiaries and what are the reasons for non-utilization of care respite and support services? A cross-sectional study on family caregivers
Huang J, Münzel N, Scheel-Sailer A, Gemperli A. Who are the beneficiaries and what are the reasons for non-utilization of care respite and support services? A cross-sectional study on family caregivers. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021
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Informal Care, Family caregiver, support services

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Publications 2021

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