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, 2020 • January 1, 2020
Medicaid patients with SCI in West Virginia experienced longer hospital stays, higher billed charges, and were more frequently discharged to home or skilled nursing facilities compared to non-Medicaid...
KEY FINDING: Medicaid beneficiaries had a significantly longer length of stay (20.9 days; P < .001) when compared to all other patients.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This systematic review aimed to identify and enumerate potential adverse events (AEs) in cardiovascular-related training programs for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The review found no ser...
KEY FINDING: No serious adverse events were reported in the reviewed studies.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • September 1, 2016
The study addresses the challenges in primary care accessibility for persons with SCI, emphasizing that physical accessibility alone is insufficient. It introduces an interprofessional Mobility Clinic...
KEY FINDING: The Mobility Clinic model is a viable way of improving access to quality care to patients with SCI and other physical disabilities.
Spinal Cord, 2014 • August 1, 2014
This systematic review examined the effectiveness of knowledge translation (KT) interventions in spinal cord injury (SCI) care, focusing on changing clinical practice and patient outcomes. The review ...
KEY FINDING: The review found that KT in SCI is a relatively new field with limited publications, most of which were published after 2000.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study examined the perceptions of individuals with SCI regarding holistic care and relational empathy in their healthcare encounters. The study used a mailed survey to collect data from Veterans ...
KEY FINDING: Higher physical and mental health status were independently associated with greater perceptions of holistic care and empathy.
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.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study used implementation science frameworks to improve the adoption of pressure ulcer prevention best practices in an inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitation program. The implementation focu...
KEY FINDING: Risk assessment completion rates improved from 29% to 82% following the implementation of best practices.
Journal of Pain Research, 2014 • July 1, 2014
The study evaluated health care resource utilization (HRU) and costs for neuropathic pain (NeP) secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) among Medicaid beneficiaries. Significantly higher HRU and total c...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI-NeP had significantly higher percentages of physician office visits, emergency department visits, SCI- and pain-related procedures, and outpatient prescription utilization compared to the SCI-only cohort.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • March 1, 2018
The study aimed to determine factors contributing to surgical delay in individuals with T-SCI. It stratified patients into early surgery (ES) and late surgery (LS) groups and analyzed patient- and hea...
KEY FINDING: Transfer delays from the trauma site to the SCI center significantly contribute to surgical delays.
Qualitative Health Research, 2014 • November 1, 2014
This qualitative study explored the experiences of assistive technology (AT) users and providers within the Navajo Nation. Focus groups were conducted to gather data on AT awareness, needs, use, satis...
KEY FINDING: AT users often feel misunderstood by society, government, insurers, and healthcare providers, leading to unmet needs and a lack of support.