Swiss national community survey on functioning after spinal cord injury: Protocol, characteristics of participants and determinants of non-response.

Authors

  • Martin W.G. Brinkhof
  • Christine Fekete
  • Jonviea D. Chamberlain
  • Marcel W.M. Post
  • Armin Gemperli

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2050

Keywords:

spinal cord injury, community survey, study protocol, study participation, response bias, non-response, patient characteristics, data quality.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To detail the protocol, recruitment, study population, response, and data quality of the first population-based community survey of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury (SwiSCI) Cohort Study. DESIGN: The survey consisted of 3 successive modules administered between September 2011 and March 2013. The first two modules queried demographics, lesion characteristics and key domains of functioning. The third module collected information on psychological personal factors and health behaviour

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Published

2015-12-15

How to Cite

Brinkhof, M. W., Fekete, C., Chamberlain, J. D., Post, M. W., & Gemperli, A. (2015). Swiss national community survey on functioning after spinal cord injury: Protocol, characteristics of participants and determinants of non-response. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 48(2), 120–130. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2050

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Special Report