Menter R R, Whiteneck G G, Charlifue S W, Gerhart K, Solnick S J, Brooks C A, Hughes L
Craig Hospital, Englewood, Colorado 80110.
Paraplegia. 1991 Nov;29(9):613-9. doi: 10.1038/sc.1991.90.
Data from 205 Craig Hospital patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) were analysed with regard to level of injury, age, length of time since SCI, disability (as measured by the Functional Independence Measure), handicap (as measured by the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique), and average annual costs for services relating to the SCI. Differences in disability, handicap, and costs of care were analysed by chronological age and length of time since injury. Older individuals showed significant increases in disability and handicap. When chronological age was added to the number of years post-injury, significant increases in disability, handicap, and costs of care were noted at all neurological levels.
对205名克雷格医院脊髓损伤（SCI）患者的数据进行了分析，内容涉及损伤平面、年龄、脊髓损伤后的时间长度、残疾程度（通过功能独立性测量来衡量）、残障情况（通过克雷格残障评估与报告技术来衡量）以及与脊髓损伤相关服务的平均年度费用。按实际年龄和受伤后的时间长度分析了残疾、残障和护理费用的差异。年龄较大的个体在残疾和残障方面有显著增加。当将实际年龄与受伤后的年数相加时，在所有神经学水平上，残疾、残障和护理费用均有显著增加。
