Toward Developing a Specific Outcome Instrument for Spine Trauma

Autor: Robert Dunn, Said Sadiqi, Bizhan Aarabi, Marcel F. Dvorak, Alexander R. Vaccaro, A. Mechteld Lehr, Marcel W M Post, Luiz Roberto Vialle, Frank Kandziora, F. Cumhur Oner, Michael G. Fehlings, S. Rajasekaran
Přispěvatelé: Extremities Pain and Disability (EXPAND)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
Předmět:
Male
Activities of daily living
Cross-sectional study
Health Status
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
Disability Evaluation
International Classification of Functioning
Disability and Health

Epidemiology
Activities of Daily Living
Outcome Assessment
Health Care

Health Status Indicators
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Non-U.S. Gov't
Fisher's exact test
Medicine(all)
Aged
80 and over

Research Support
Non-U.S. Gov't

health
Middle Aged
Checklist
FRACTURE
symbols
Female
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Clinical Neurology
Pain
Research Support
spine
empirical study
functioning
symbols.namesake
Young Adult
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
spine trauma
medicine
Journal Article
Humans
Disabled Persons
Aged
outcome instrument
business.industry
DISABILITY
ICF
Evidence-based medicine
patient perspective
Spinal column
Cross-Sectional Studies
disability
CORD-INJURY
fracture
Spinal Injuries
DEMOGRAPHICS
Physical therapy
Neurology (clinical)
business
Zdroj: SPINE, 40(17), 1371-1379. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Spine, 40(17), 1371. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISSN: 0362-2436
DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000001009
Popis: Study Design. Empirical cross-sectional multicenter study.Objective. To identify the most commonly experienced problems by patients with traumatic spinal column injuries, excluding patients with complete paralysis.Summary of Background Data. There is no disease or condition-specific outcome instrument available that is designed or validated for patients with spine trauma, contributing to the present lack of consensus and ongoing controversies in the optimal treatment and evaluation of many types of spine injuries. Therefore, AOSpine Knowledge Forum Trauma started a project to develop such an instrument using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as its basis.Methods. Patients with traumatic spinal column injuries, within 13 months after discharge from hospital were recruited from 9 trauma centers in 7 countries, representing 4 AOSpine International world regions. Health professionals collected the data using the general ICF Checklist. The responses were analyzed using frequency analysis. Possible differences between the world regions and also between the subgroups of potential modifiers were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Fisher exact test.Results. In total, 187 patients were enrolled. A total of 38 (29.7%) ICF categories were identified as relevant for at least 20% of the patients. Categories experienced as a difficulty/impairment were most frequently related to activities and participation (n = 15), followed by body functions (n = 6), and body structures (n = 5). Furthermore, 12 environmental factors were considered to be a facilitator in at least 20% of the patients.Conclusion. Of 128 ICF categories of the general ICF Checklist, 38 ICF categories were identified as relevant. Loss of functioning and limitations in daily living seem to be more relevant for patients with traumatic spinal column injuries rather than pain during this time frame. This study creates an evidence base to define a core set of ICF categories for outcome measurement in adult spine trauma patients. Level of Evidence: 4
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