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abstract: 'Study design: Cross-sectional survey.
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Objectives: To establish labour market participation figures of persons
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with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in Switzerland and to investigate
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determinants and consequences of having paid work.
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Setting: Community.
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Methods: A survey among members of the Swiss Paraplegic Association was
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performed in 2008. Inclusion criteria were: SCI of traumatic or
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non-traumatic origin, minimum age of 18 years, and living in the
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community for at least 1 year. A total of 559 persons with SCI returned
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the questionnaire (response rate 27\%), of which 495 (24\%) fulfilled
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the eligibility criteria. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses
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were performed based on theoretical considerations and relevant
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determinants found in the literature.
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Results: Of the respondents of working age, 63.8\% were involved in
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gainful employment. No significant difference between persons with
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para-and tetraplegia was observed. Logistic regression showed that
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employment was associated with age, time since onset of SCI, having
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worked at 2 years after initial rehabilitation, having received
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vocational counselling, having less pain, more years of education and
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more perceived importance of work. Working persons achieved a
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significantly higher total income. The most important reasons to work
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were not financial, but rather of social nature. Barriers to work were
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primarily health-related.
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Conclusions: We found a relatively high employment rate among the
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studied persons with SCI living in Switzerland. However, because of the
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low response, it is difficult to generalise this finding. Spinal Cord
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(2012) 50, 521-526; doi: 10.1038/sc.2011.181; published online 17
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January 2012'
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affiliation: 'Marti, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Lucerne, Dept Hlth Sci \& Hlth
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Policy, Swiss Parapleg Res SPF, Guido A Zach Str 4, CH-6207 Nottwil, Switzerland.
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Marti, A.; Reinhardt, J. D.; Graf, S.; Escorpizo, R., SPF, Nottwil, Switzerland.
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Post, M. W. M., Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Rudolf Magnus Inst Neurosci, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Post, M. W. M., Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Ctr Excellence Rehabil Med, Utrecht, Netherlands.'
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author: Marti, A. and Reinhardt, J. D. and Graf, S. and Escorpizo, R. and Post, M.
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W. M.
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author-email: albert.marti@paranet.ch
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author_list:
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- family: Marti
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given: A.
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- family: Reinhardt
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given: J. D.
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- family: Graf
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given: S.
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- family: Escorpizo
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given: R.
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- family: Post
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given: M. W. M.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1038/sc.2011.181
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files: []
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issn: 1362-4393
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journal: SPINAL CORD
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keywords: 'spinal cord injury; employment; return to work; determinants of working;
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consequences of working'
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keywords-plus: EMPLOYMENT; RETURN
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language: English
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month: JUL
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number: '7'
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number-of-cited-references: '23'
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orcid-numbers: Escorpizo, Reuben/0000-0002-3199-4744
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pages: 521-526
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papis_id: bdef81dcce77daecc9140d7ec0b4b9d6
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ref: Marti2012worknot
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researcherid-numbers: 'Escorpizo, Reuben/AAH-4934-2019
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Post, Marcel/AAS-2502-2021
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times-cited: '35'
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title: 'To work or not to work: labour market participation of people with spinal
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cord injury living in Switzerland'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000306282700009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '50'
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web-of-science-categories: Clinical Neurology; Rehabilitation
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year: '2012'
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