OBJECTIVE: To specify the degree to which current age, duration of injury, and neurologic status affect the frequency of secondary health and psychosocial conditions in persons with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI), using both longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis techniques. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal examination and data collection involving individuals with SCI studied initially at their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries postinjury, and subsequently 5 years later at their 10th, 15th, and 20th anniversaries postinjury. SETTING: Five Regional Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. PARTICIPANTS: The 439 individuals who meet the inclusion criteria for the National SCI Database and who are enrolled in a longitudinal study of secondary conditions and SCI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Physical and psychosocial status at various times postinjury. RESULTS: There are different reports of various conditions when analyzing by neurologic groups, duration of injury, and age. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses also demonstrate different patterns of complications. CONCLUSIONS: The longitudinal method, like cross-sectional research, allows for identification of physical and psychosocial changes soon after they occur. Longitudinal research, however, also makes possible the development of predictive models for various long-term outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: To specify the degree to which current age, duration of injury, and neurologic status affect the frequency of secondary health and psychosocial conditions in persons with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI), using both longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis techniques. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal examination and data collection involving individuals with SCI studied initially at their 5th, 10th, and 15th anniversaries postinjury, and subsequently 5 years later at their 10th, 15th, and 20th anniversaries postinjury. SETTING: Five Regional Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. PARTICIPANTS: The 439 individuals who meet the inclusion criteria for the National SCI Database and who are enrolled in a longitudinal study of secondary conditions and SCI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Physical and psychosocial status at various times postinjury. RESULTS: There are different reports of various conditions when analyzing by neurologic groups, duration of injury, and age. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses also demonstrate different patterns of complications. CONCLUSIONS: The longitudinal method, like cross-sectional research, allows for identification of physical and psychosocial changes soon after they occur. Longitudinal research, however, also makes possible the development of predictive models for various long-term outcomes.
Authors: Timo Hinrichs; Veronika Lay; Ursina Arnet; Inge Eriks-Hoogland; Hans Georg Koch; Taina Rantanen; Jan D Reinhardt; Martin W G Brinkhof Journal: J Spinal Cord Med Date: 2016-03-08 Impact factor: 1.985
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