Labour market participation after spinal cord injury. A register-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A register based cohort study.

Objectives

To investigate labour market participation following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to describe the impact of personal and SCI characteristics.

Setting

Norway.

Methods

Persons registered with SCI in the Norwegian SCI registry 2011-2017, and matched reference individuals without SCI from the general population (named controls) were followed for up to six years after injury using national registry data on employment, education, income, and social security benefits. Main measures of labour market participation were: (1) Receiving any amount of pay for work, and (2) Receiving sickness and disability benefits.

Results

Among the 451 persons with SCI (aged 16-66 years and working before injury), the estimated

SUBMITTER: Halvorsen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10070183 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature