Browse the latest research summaries in the field of education for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This multi-center study surveyed PM&R residency applicants to determine the influence of MSKUS curriculum on their residency selection process. The study found that a large percentage of PM&R applican...
KEY FINDING: 71% of applicants considered MSKUS presence within a program as "very important" or "absolutely essential" during the interview-selection process.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of booklet self-study (BSS) versus lecture-based learning (LBL) for medical students learning the International Standards to document remaining Autonomic F...
KEY FINDING: Medical students have limited baseline knowledge of autonomic function concepts related to spinal cord injury.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 • July 19, 2021
This study aimed to identify challenges faced by medical students learning the International Standards to Document Remaining Autonomic Function after Spinal Cord Injury (ISAFSCI) and to suggest revisi...
KEY FINDING: Definitions of resting hypotension, orthostatic hypotension (OH), and autonomic dysreflexia (AD) were difficult for medical students to remember, particularly regarding the inclusion or exclusion of threshold values in diagnostic criteria.
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2022 • June 1, 2022
This study demonstrates the feasibility of investigating text-based page logs to change the overnight paging culture of an inpatient unit. Two sets of nurse-physician meetings (less than 10 minutes ea...
KEY FINDING: The interventions resulted in a stable 25% decrease in nighttime non-urgent pages.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • July 28, 2022
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an inter-professional communication skills training (CST) program in a spinal cord injury rehabilitation clinic. The program aimed to improve patient satisfac...
KEY FINDING: Post-program patient satisfaction overall increased from 83.1% to 90%.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
The study investigated the knowledge of autonomic dysreflexia among nursing and physiotherapy students in Croatia, revealing a low level of understanding of this critical condition associated with spi...
KEY FINDING: Most students (73.6%) self-assessed their knowledge about autonomic dysreflexia as none or poor, indicating a significant gap in their understanding of the condition.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • August 11, 2019
The study developed the International SCI/D Education Basic Data Set to standardize the collection of essential information about the educational experiences of children and youth with SCI/D. The data...
KEY FINDING: The International SCI/D Education Basic Data Set Version 1.0 consists of 16 items. These items are categorized into three domains: school setting/therapeutic services, school participation/academic success, and barriers/attitudes.
Cureus, 2023 • March 15, 2023
This study evaluated the quality and accessibility of SCIM fellowship program websites to identify potential areas for improvement for future applicants. The study found that many evaluated websites n...
KEY FINDING: Many SCIM fellowship websites lack sufficient information on didactics, educational resources, evaluation criteria, call requirements, schedules, and expected caseloads.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • February 16, 2017
This descriptive study evaluated two MOOCs focused on physiotherapy management of spinal cord injuries, based on the elearnSCI.org platform. The MOOCs saw substantial participation and improved partic...
KEY FINDING: The MOOCs attracted 3523 participants in 2014 and 9986 participants in 2016, indicating significant interest in online education for spinal cord injury management.
ACTA NATURAE, 2019 • August 2, 2019
The study introduces a novel method for creating a consistent and reproducible model of spinal cord injury in rats, focusing on the formation of a glial scar. This model uses a cryoapplicator to induc...
KEY FINDING: The study successfully developed and verified a minimally invasive method for surgical simulation of a posttraumatic spinal cord glial scar in rats, using a cryoapplicator to create a localized low-temperature injury.