ResultsĪmong the 451 persons with SCI (aged 16–66 years and working before injury), the estimated percentages receiving pay for work and sickness and disability benefits in the sixth years after injury were 63% (95% CI 57–69) and 67% (95% CI 61–72).Ĭorresponding percentages for the controls ( n = 1791) were 91% (95% CI 90–93) for receiving pay for work and 13% (95% CI 12–15) for receiving sickness and disability benefits. Main measures of labour market participation were: (1) Receiving any amount of pay for work, and (2) Receiving sickness and disability benefits. Persons registered with SCI in the Norwegian SCI registry 2011–2017, and matched reference individuals without SCI from the general population (named controls) were followed for up to six years after injury using national registry data on employment, education, income, and social security benefits. To investigate labour market participation following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to describe the impact of personal and SCI characteristics.
