Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • May 1, 2023
This quality improvement project explored the delivery of hospital fleet wheelchairs (WCs) in an urban inpatient rehabilitation hospital for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found tha...
KEY FINDING: Less than half of patients (49.9%) received their requested wheelchair within the facility's established timeframe guidelines.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study investigated the rate and predictors of polypharmacy in community-living individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). Seventy-five patients with TSCI for ≥12 months were included, ...
KEY FINDING: The study found that 50.7% of the patients with chronic traumatic SCI had polypharmacy.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study investigates the dual use of VA and Medicare outpatient services among Veterans with SCI/D, finding that a substantial portion (30%) are dual users. The study identifies factors such as age...
KEY FINDING: Approximately 30% of Veterans with SCI/D are dual users of VA and Medicare outpatient services.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study examined the healthcare utilization and outcomes of spinal cord injured (SCI) Veterans with stage 3 and 4 pressure injuries (PI), comparing those who received myocutaneous flap surgery (FP)...
KEY FINDING: Patients who received flap surgery (FP) had significantly longer hospital stays than those treated medically (NFP), with an average length of stay of 148 days compared to 111 days (P = 0.01).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study analyzed a large dataset of patients with nontraumatic spinal cord injuries (NTSCI) to understand their hospital course and outcomes. The most common injury was incomplete cervical SCI, wit...
KEY FINDING: Incomplete cervical level injury was the most common injury type, spinal stenosis was the most common diagnostic etiology and central cord syndrome was the most common clinical syndrome.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study explores provider perspectives on community-acquired pressure injury (CAPrI) prevention among veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI), identifying key factors influencing risk and prevention...
KEY FINDING: Provider perspectives on CAPrI prevention encompass veteran risk characteristics, preventive activities, and available resources from providers, family, and the community.
Disabil Rehabil, 2023 • August 1, 2023
This study investigated online health information (OHI) seeking among women with physical disabilities, focusing on their use of the Internet, frequently searched topics, perceived usefulness of OHI, ...
KEY FINDING: Women with disabilities use a wide variety of online health resources.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study investigates healthcare utilization patterns among community-living individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States, focusing on primary, SCI-specific, dental, and optical ca...
KEY FINDING: A significant portion of individuals with SCI do not utilize healthcare services, including primary, SCI-specific, dental, and optical care, at recommended rates.
Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 • August 1, 2023
The perspective discusses the challenges of translating spinal cord injury (SCI) research findings into clinical treatments due to subject heterogeneity and lack of transparency in data reporting. It ...
KEY FINDING: Older mice responded worse to antioxidant treatment after SCI, despite restored glutathione levels and reduced oxidative damage.
Spinal Cord, 2023 • February 25, 2023
This study aimed to explore the characteristics of individuals with SCI readmitted to the hospital, the reasons for readmissions, and the length of stay (LoS) for different conditions. The most freque...
KEY FINDING: Urological problems, pressure injuries, and spasticity are the most frequent causes of re-hospitalization in individuals with traumatic SCI.