Browse the latest research summaries in the field of comorbidities for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • November 1, 2023
This study examines the personal, social, and environmental factors that predict comorbidities and secondary conditions in older adults with SCI. The research identifies key factors such as age, mobil...
KEY FINDING: Age, basic mobility, primary health care payer and parking limitations were common predictors of comorbidities and secondary conditions.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • September 11, 2021
This cross-sectional study explored the prevalence of comorbidities and secondary health conditions (SHCs) in the Finnish population with spinal cord injury (SCI) using data from the Finnish Spinal Co...
KEY FINDING: High blood pressure/hypertension (38%), back problems (28%), and high cholesterol (22%) were the most common comorbidities among the Finnish population with SCI.
J. Pers. Med., 2022 • July 11, 2022
The pathophysiology of SCI involves structural disruption, primary traumatic injury, and secondary injury mechanisms, leading to cell death, inflammation, and long-term complications. Clinical classif...
KEY FINDING: Acute SCI pathophysiology involves primary instantaneous injury and secondary progressive injury processes, where secondary damage can be attenuated.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study investigated the relationship between medical and mental health comorbidities and employment among veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected from 1,047 veterans with SCI a...
KEY FINDING: Lack of any documented mental health diagnosis correlated strongly with being employed at the time of enrollment.
PLOS ONE, 2018 • June 1, 2018
This review provides a compendium of risk and prognostic factors and comorbidities for common spinal disorders. Spinal disorders are co-morbid with several general health conditions. However, no subst...
KEY FINDING: Smoking and negative recovery expectations are risk factors for non-specific low back pain.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of cervical stenosis/spondylosis (CSS) in Veterans with spinal cord injury/disorders (SCI/D). The researchers compared Veterans with and without ...
KEY FINDING: Veterans with SCI/D and CSS were older, more likely to be Black, and more likely to have incomplete injuries than those with SCI/D and no CSS.