TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Epidemiological study of spinal cord injury individuals from halfway houses in Shanghai, China
JO  - Journal of spinal cord medicine
A1  - Chang, Feng-Shui
A1  - Zhang, Qi
A1  - Sun, Mei
A1  - Yu, Hui-Jiong
A1  - Hu, Long-Jun
A1  - Wu, Jing-Hua
A1  - Chen, Gang
A1  - Xue, Lian-Ding
A1  - Lu, Jun
SP  - 450
EP  - 458
VL  - 41
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the characteristics of spinal cord injury (SCI) individuals in Shanghai and examine their treatment and rehabilitation for traumatic and complete SCI individuals. <br><br>DESIGN: Community-based secondary data analyses. SETTING: Shanghai, China. <br><br>METHODS: We analyzed gender, age at injury, complications, disturbances of function, treatment, etiology, and severity of injury of SCI individuals that enrolled in "halfway houses", government-supported community co-op centers. Bivariate statistical analyses were conducted to examine the factors associated with complete and traumatic SCI. <br><br>RESULTS: We analyzed 808 SCI individuals who participated in halfway houses in Shanghai during 2009-2015. The male-to-female ratio was 2.1:1. The proportion of middle or elder age groups at injury (age 46 to 60 and age 61 or over) showed a rising trend from 1970 to 2015. The leading causes of SCIs in Shanghai were traumatic injuries (58%), followed by disease (29.5%). The proportion of traumatic injuries decreased over time, while the proportion of non-traumatic injuries rose significantly. A majority of traumatic injury individuals were aged between 16-45. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The middle or elder age groups at injury among SCI individuals increased continuously from 1970 to 2015. The principal causes of injury in Shanghai were traumatic injuries and disease-related injuries. Men had a higher prevalence of traumatic SCI in Shanghai. Preventive measures should focus on male and middle-aged adults. As a fast-aging society in Shanghai, more effective prevention, medical care, and rehabilitation schemes should be implemented for aging SCI individuals.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1079-0268
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2017.1367357
ID  - ref1
ER  -