Occurrence and predictors of employment after traumatic spinal cord injury: The GISEM Study

M. Franceschini; M. C. Pagliacci; T. Russo; G. Felzani; S. Aito; C. Marini

doi:10.1038/sc.2011.131

Occurrence and predictors of employment after traumatic spinal cord injury: The GISEM Study

M. Franceschini, M. C. Pagliacci, T. Russo, G. Felzani, S. Aito, C. Marini

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Study design: Multicenter, prospective study. Objectives: To assess the occurrence and predictors of return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Italian rehabilitation centers. Methods: We evaluated patients previously included in the Italian Group for the Epidemiological Study of Spinal Cord Injuries study. A standardised telephone interview was used to collect data after a mean follow-up of 3.8 years. The main outcome measure was employment at the end of follow-up. Results: A total of 403 patients, 336 men and 67 women, with a mean age of 41.8 ± 16.3 years, were included in the follow-up. In all, 42.1% of patients were employed at the moment of the interview, though 62% reported a worsening in their employment level. Predictors of employment were education (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	238-242
Number of pages	5
Journal	Spinal Cord
Volume	50
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2011.131
Publication status	Published - Mar 2012

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employment
rehabilitation
spinal cord injury

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Clinical Neurology
Neurology

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