Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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JOURNAL OF MANUAL & MANIPULATIVE THERAPY, 2022 • March 24, 2022
This case report describes how sensitizing Hoffmann’s Sign following a Reverse Lhermitte’s Sign aided reasoning in a 66-year-old male. The patient presented with lumbar radiculopathy, but a Reverse Lh...
KEY FINDING: The patient initially presented with symptoms suggesting lumbar radiculopathy, but a Reverse Lhermitte’s Sign pointed towards a cervical issue.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • May 1, 2022
This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between demographic, injury, and behavioral predictors of emergency department (ED) visits and ED-related hospitalizations among individuals with c...
KEY FINDING: High frequency of prescription medication usage, prescription medication misuse, and lack of planned exercise were associated with greater odds of at least one ED visit and at least one ED-related hospitalization.
Spinal Cord, 2022 • March 28, 2022
This tele-SCI study contributes to the literature by examining the feasibility, impact, and acceptability of tele-SCI for the provision of routine outpatient SCI care. Over the course of this study, n...
KEY FINDING: 75% of participants engaged in tele-SCI visits.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • March 21, 2022
This study investigated the determinants of sexual satisfaction in individuals with SCI and their partners from a bio-psycho-social perspective. The results indicated that psycho-social factors, such ...
KEY FINDING: Women with SCI reported higher overall sexual satisfaction compared to men with SCI.
Rehabilitation Nursing, 2022 • May 1, 2022
This qualitative study aimed to understand rehabilitation nurses’ perceptions of research information, related barriers, and avenues for future research, specifically in those caring for individuals w...
KEY FINDING: Nurses desire to engage with research literature but face barriers like time constraints, heavy workloads, and lack of access.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This cross-sectional survey identified health and life domain research priorities for children, adolescents, and young adults with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury (SCI) in England. Data were collec...
KEY FINDING: Parents/caregivers of 2- to 12-year-olds prioritized walking ability, spasms, and pain as top health research priorities, and physical function, home support services, and healthcare access as top life research priorities.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • November 1, 2022
This study describes the process of adapting an evidence-based patient engagement intervention, E-MR, for inpatient SCI/D rehabilitation using an implementation science framework. The study applied th...
KEY FINDING: Identified factors influencing patient engagement in SCI/D rehabilitation, such as therapist training and patient adjustment to new disabilities.
Digital Health, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This study evaluated the mid-term impacts of a novel telerehabilitation service during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on patient experience, health outcomes, and health service utilization. The servi...
KEY FINDING: Callers were generally satisfied with the telerehabilitation service and found it usable, corroborating pre-pandemic literature.
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 • June 28, 2022
This study investigated healthcare utilization patterns and patient experience among individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) across 22 countries, using data from the International Spinal Cor...
KEY FINDING: Primary care physicians (18%) and rehabilitation physicians (16%) were the most frequently visited healthcare providers.
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.