Chamberlain, Jonviea D; Buzzell, Anne; Gmünder, Hans Peter; Hug, Kerstin; Jordan, Xavier; Moser, André; Schubert, Martin; Zwahlen, Marcel; Brinkhof, Martin W G (2019). Excess burden of a chronic disabling condition: life lost due to traumatic spinal cord injury in a Swiss population-based cohort study. International journal of public health, 64(7), pp. 1097-1105. Springer 10.1007/s00038-019-01265-6
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OBJECTIVES
To estimate excess mortality and life years lost in a Swiss cohort of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI).
METHODS
This study uses population-based data collected in the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort (SwiSCI) study, which covers all specialized rehabilitation centres. Flexible parametric survival models were used to model life years remaining (LYR), potential years life lost (PYLL), relative survival and excess hazard ratios.
RESULTS
Men and women with TSCI and an attained age of 30 were estimated to have 42 LYR (95% CI = 37.9-45.5) and 43 LYR (95% CI = 40.1-45.5), respectively; this equates to a life expectancy (LE) of 80.6 and 76.9% of that of the Swiss general population. With respect to lesion level and completeness, persons with incomplete paraplegia had 45.1 LYR at an attained age of 30, whereas individuals with complete tetraplegia only had 28.7 LYR. This pattern was similar for PYLL.
CONCLUSIONS
The extended LE following TSCI, even for the most severe lesions, underscores the need for sustained follow-up to support functioning and health for individuals ageing with SCI.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Zwahlen, Marcel |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services |
ISSN: |
1661-8556 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Kopp Heim |
Date Deposited: |
06 Jun 2019 09:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:28 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00038-019-01265-6 |
PubMed ID: |
31147730 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Burden Excess mortality Life expectancy Mortality Potential years life lost Spinal cord injury |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.131302 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/131302 |
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