Functioning and disability in people living with spinal cord injury in high- and low-resourced countries: a comparative analysis of 14 countries

Jan Reinhardt (), Ulrich Mansmann, Bernd Fellinghauer, Ralf Strobl, Eva Grill, Erik Elm and Gerold Stucki

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 3, 352 pages

Abstract: Higher-resourced countries do not score higher in all ICF categories. Countries’ economic resources and their distribution are significant predictors of disability in vulnerable groups such as tetraplegics and the elderly. Functioning is multi-dimensional and structures of association suggest that country-specific pathways towards disability exist. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Functioning; Disability; Economic resources; Environmental factors; Gross domestic product; Gini coefficient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0222-8

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