Prediction models and development of an easy to use open-access tool for measuring lung function of individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury.
Publication year
2012Source
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 44, 8, (2012), pp. 642-7ISSN
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01 juli 2012
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Radboudumc Extern
Physiology
Journal title
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume
vol. 44
Issue
iss. 8
Page start
p. 642
Page end
p. 7
Subject
NCEBP 14: Cardiovascular diseases IGMD 5: Health aging / healthy livingAbstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop statistical models to predict lung function and respiratory muscle strength from personal and lesion characteristics of individuals with motor complete spinal cord injury. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, multi-centre cohort study. SUBJECTS: A total of 440 individuals with traumatic, motor complete spinal cord injury, time post-injury >/= 6 months, lesion level C4-T12, underwent measurements of lung function and respiratory muscle strength. METHODS: Prediction models for lung volumes and peak inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength were calculated. Using multi-level regression models, the effects of personal characteristics (gender, age, height, body mass) and lesion characteristics (time post-injury and lesion level) were determined. RESULTS: Positive predictors of lung function parameters were: male gender, younger age, greater height, greater body mass and lower lesion level. For maximal inspiratory muscle strength, male gender, younger age, greater body mass and lower lesion level were significant positive predictors, whereas for maximal expiratory muscle strength, male gender, younger age, longer time post-injury and lower lesion level were positive influencing parameters. CONCLUSION: In contrast to predictive models for able-bodied individuals, lung function parameters of persons with spinal cord injury are influenced by body mass and lesion level. Maximal expiratory muscle strength improves with longer time post-injury.
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