Non-adherence to follow-up care in persons with spinal cord injury within 10 years after initial rehabilitation.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the temporal dynamics of and risk factors for non-adherence to outpatient follow-up care in the first 10 years after spinal cord injury.

Design: Retrospective single-centre cohort study using data from medical records and municipal resident registers.

Subjects/patients: Patients admitted to a specialized spinal cord injury centre in Switzerland discharged between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2012 (n = 225).