TY - JOUR A1 - Ehrmann, Cristina A1 - Prodinger, Birgit A1 - Gmünder, Hans Peter A1 - Hug, Kerstin A1 - Bickenbach, Jerome E. A1 - Stucki, Gerold T1 - Describing Functioning in People Living With Spinal Cord Injury in Switzerland: A Graphical Modeling Approach T2 - Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation N2 - Objective: To describe functioning in people living with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in Switzerland. Design: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data. Setting Community, Switzerland. Participants: Individuals (N=1549) 16 years of age or older with a history of traumatic or nontraumatic SCI and permanently residing in Switzerland. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Functioning was operationalized through 4 domains: (1) impairments in body functions; (2) impairments in mental functions; (3) independence in performing activities; and (4) performance problems in participation. Results: Univariate analysis indicated a high prevalence of problems in 5 areas: (1) housework; (2) climbing stairs; (3) tiredness; (4) spasticity; and (5) chronic pain. Graphical modeling showed a strong association among the four domains of functioning. Moreover, we found that the differences in the dependence structures were significant between the paraplegia SCI population and the tetraplegia SCI population. Conclusions: This study is a first study in the epidemiology of functioning of people living with SCI in Switzerland. Using univariate and graphical modeling approaches, we proposed an empirical foundation for developing hypotheses on functioning in each domain and category that could inform health systems on people’s health needs. KW - DAG (directed acrylic graph) KW - ICF KW - SCI (Spinal cord injuries) Y1 - 2018 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-rosenheim/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1119 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.04.015 VL - 99 IS - 10 SP - 1965 EP - 1981 PB - Elsevier ER -