Background Current evidence has suggested the need for increased self-management
support efforts in spinal cord injury (SCI) to reduce secondary complications. However, current …

Study design: Cohort study. Objectives: To provide recent estimates of the incidence of
traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in adults living in Ontario. Setting: Ontario, Canada. Methods: …

The authors explored gender differences in the prevalence of depression in four chronic
pain conditions and pain severity indices in a national database. In 131,535 adults, the …

OBJECTIVE: In this systematic review, we aim to synthesize the evidence on transitional
care interventions (TCIs) to improve the quality of life (QoL) for adolescents and young adults …

Background Globally, 1 in 3 adults live with multiple chronic conditions. Thus, effective
interventions are needed to prevent and manage these chronic conditions and to reduce the …

Objectives. We determined the proportion of workers meeting criteria for major depressive
episodes in the past year and examined the association between psychosocial work-stress …

Background Falls and chronic disease are both important health issues in older adults. The
objectives of this study were to quantify the prevalence of falls and multi-morbidity (≥2 …

… Munce et al. found that individuals with TSCI had an average of 31.7 physician visits in the
first year following the injury; further, individuals with TSCI are 2.7 times more likely to have …

Study design: Retrospective economic analysis. Objectives: To determine the total direct
costs of publicly funded health care utilization for the three fiscal years 2003/04 to 2005/06 (1 …

Background Approximately 10% to 20% of people with concussion experience prolonged
post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). There is limited information identifying risk factors for …