Browse the latest research summaries in the field of education for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Medical Education, 2012 • November 26, 2012
This study examined the effectiveness of the addition of an online resource to usual teaching in improving performance of practical skills in physiotherapy students. There was a trend towards students...
KEY FINDING: The Physiotherapy eSkills Training Online resource resulted in an increase of 1.6 out of 25 in the experimental group compared with the control group.
Medical Education Online, 2018 • August 3, 2018
This short communication describes the first synchronous tele-nutrition medical education training program using a novel Culinary Coaching (CC) model. CC training significantly improved coaches’ attit...
KEY FINDING: The culinary coaching (CC) training program significantly improved coaches’ attitudes about delivering CC from pre-program means of 3.61 to post-program means, 3.77 (p<0.01).
JMIR Formative Research, 2019 • August 16, 2019
This study developed and tested the usability of e-STORIES, a brief e-learning program designed to increase physical activity behavior among people with SCI, using an evidence-based framework. The pro...
KEY FINDING: Usability testing demonstrated that the e-learning program could be completed in a timely manner, specifically in under 30 minutes.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • July 4, 2017
The study investigated Turkish physiatrists' experiences and opinions on breaking bad news (BBN) to patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). It found that training in communication skills is limited, a...
KEY FINDING: Training in basic communication skills and breaking bad news is not prevalent among Turkish physiatrists; only 11% of specialists and 53% of residents reported receiving such training.
Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 • April 29, 2022
This study aimed to identify factors influencing medical students’ perceptions of the medical school learning environment (MSLE) and to develop nomograms for predicting these perceptions. The study fo...
KEY FINDING: Males were found to have better perceptions of the medical school learning environment (MSLE) compared to females.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • March 1, 2016
The study assessed the efficacy of “The ABCs of AD” seminar in enhancing emergency health care professionals' (HCPs) knowledge of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) recognition, diagnosis, and management. The...
KEY FINDING: Participants showed significantly higher AD knowledge test scores immediately following the seminar, indicating improved understanding of AD recognition, diagnosis, and management.
Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2017 • December 15, 2017
The Virtual SCI Hallway is a service set up on Yahoo Groups, with no cost to the users. On this invite-only site, members may post a question, and then all members receive the post by email. Any membe...
KEY FINDING: The SCI Hallway has been running successfully for over 13 years.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
The presidential address emphasizes the importance of teamwork and collaboration within the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP). ASCIP's core purpose is to serve individuals with spina...
KEY FINDING: Leadership in ASCIP is a team effort that relies on the contributions of many individuals.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
The aim of this project was to pilot the development of an online patient education resource. This involved the design both of the online courses themselves and of the process used to develop them. Fo...
KEY FINDING: Five courses were created, each featuring more than 45 minutes of video content and hundreds of media assets. Preliminary evaluation results indicate that users were satisfied by the courses and perceived them to be effective.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
The study examined data from 566 candidates who took the SCI Medicine Examination between 2005 and 2014. It analyzed candidate characteristics, performance, and perceptions of the exam. Key findings i...
KEY FINDING: Candidates with primary specialty certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) demonstrated better exam performance.