Browse the latest research summaries in the field of disability for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2023 • February 17, 2023
This study investigated the needs of uninsured, equity-deserving minority patients with physical disabilities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic using telephone-based needs assessments. Th...
KEY FINDING: Medical issues were the most frequently reported need (46%), indicating difficulties in accessing healthcare for conditions like uncontrolled pain, pressure injuries, and infections.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 • September 24, 2020
This study investigates the relationship between individual and country-level characteristics and the partnership status and living situation of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) across 22 cou...
KEY FINDING: Females, younger persons, those with lower income, without paid work, more severe injuries, and longer time since injury were more often single.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2021 • April 1, 2021
The study developed and validated item banks to measure social attitude barriers and facilitators for people with disabilities using the Rasch model. The resulting item banks demonstrated good reliabi...
KEY FINDING: The Social Attitude Facilitators item bank, after combining some response categories, consisted of 30 items and showed high reliability (0.93).
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • November 20, 2022
This editorial highlights the importance of women's contributions to disability, rehabilitation, and inclusion research, especially in the context of pandemic-imposed restrictions and diversity needs....
KEY FINDING: Diminished access to medico-rehabilitative resources during the COVID-19 social distancing period was significant for children with disabilities.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2015 • April 1, 2015
This study describes the methods used to develop measures of environmental factors that affect participation after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury. The research involved extensi...
KEY FINDING: The study identified six key domains of environmental factors: assistive technology; built and natural environment; social environment; services, systems, and policies; access to information and technology; and economic quality of life.
Ann Epidemiol, 2014 • July 1, 2014
This study explores the associations between community and neighborhood land uses and community participation among adults with acquired physical disability. Living in communities with greater land us...
KEY FINDING: Living in communities with greater land use mix and more destinations was associated with a decreased likelihood of reporting optimum social and physical activity.
American Journal of Men’s Health, 2018 • March 1, 2018
This study examines the experiences of men with spinal cord injuries (SCI) regarding staring in public, focusing on the meanings they attribute to staring, its consequences, and their responses. The f...
KEY FINDING: Staring can lead to feelings of devaluation and dehumanization among men with SCI, making them feel excluded from society and objectified as body parts.
Health Services Research, 2017 • February 1, 2017
This study investigated the relationship between ADL limitation stages and hospitalization rates, focusing on ambulatory care-sensitive (ACS) conditions among Medicare beneficiaries. The findings reve...
KEY FINDING: Hospitalization rates for ACS conditions increased more dramatically with ADL limitation stage than did rates for non-ACS conditions.
Disabil Rehabil., 2017 • June 1, 2017
This study aimed to identify appropriate cutoffs for classifying average and worst pain intensity in young people with physical disabilities. The results suggest that different cutoffs are needed for ...
KEY FINDING: The study found a non-linear association between pain intensity and pain interference.
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 2015 • July 1, 2015
This study investigated sexual function, satisfaction, and aid use in middle-aged adults with long-term physical disabilities. The study aimed to identify factors that contribute to sexual satisfactio...
KEY FINDING: Sexual function was the strongest predictor of sexual satisfaction for both men and women with LTPD.