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, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This retrospective study examined the impact of education course attendance on health outcomes in patients undergoing acute SCI rehabilitation, focusing on the association between course attendance an...
KEY FINDING: Skin care class attendance was associated with a decreased number of pressure ulcers (PUs) during acute rehabilitation.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
Toronto Rehab’s Spinal Cord Program at the Lyndhurst Centre is the largest rehabilitation program in Canada for people with spinal cord injuries, offering inpatient and outpatient services. The progra...
KEY FINDING: The Spinal Cord Rehab Program provides both inpatient and outpatient services and is an essential link in the continuum of care.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
Actionable Nuggets™for spinal cord injury (SCI) are a knowledge translation tool facilitating evidence-based primary care practice, originally developed in 2010 and refined in 2013. Evaluation results...
KEY FINDING: In both hard copy and electronic form, physicians report that Actionable Nuggets™are an acceptable and useful approach to providing CME for low-prevalence, high-impact conditions like SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • May 1, 2017
The study aimed to describe the utilization, accessibility, and satisfaction of primary and preventative health-care services of community-dwelling individuals with SCI. The majority of participants r...
KEY FINDING: Ninety-nine percent of respondents had a healthcare visit in the past 12-months with primary care physicians (79%), with SCI physiatrists (77%) and urologists (50%) being the most utilized.
BMC Neurology, 2014 • October 10, 2014
This study aimed to determine the importance of self-management program components for individuals with traumatic SCI and explore their views on program delivery. The results showed that exercise, nut...
KEY FINDING: Exercise, nutrition, pain management, information/education on aging with a SCI, and confidence were rated as 'very important' by the greatest proportion of participants.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016 • July 16, 2016
The study investigates the experiences of Swiss healthcare providers in caring for pregnant women with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It identifies challenges related to uncertainty, lack of specific gui...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 'care delivery under uncertainty' as a core challenge for health professionals caring for pregnant women with SCI, due to the rarity of such cases and lack of specialized resources.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • September 1, 2016
Primary care for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) has long been recognized as an important issue, yet there is no consensus on its specific components, delivery pathways, or models. The 'medical ...
KEY FINDING: Despite the acknowledged importance of primary care for persons with SCI, a standardized approach is lacking, and there is no consensus on its delivery.
BMC Health Services Research, 2014 • November 12, 2014
This study aims to describe the clinical journey of people with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) from injury to definitive diagnosis and specialized treatment, and to assess a range of outcomes up ...
KEY FINDING: Delays in reaching specialist care increase the occurrence of complications such as pressure injuries and urinary tract infections.
CUAJ, 2014 • November 24, 2014
This retrospective cohort study examined urologic care patterns among TSCI patients in Ontario between 2002 and 2012. It found that a significant proportion of patients do not receive urologic assessm...
KEY FINDING: Only 66% of TSCI patients were assessed by a urologist, with a median time of 0.7 years after the injury.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2016 • November 1, 2016
This retrospective cohort study examined program interruptions and short-stay transfers among Medicare beneficiaries receiving inpatient rehabilitation following stroke, TBI, and SCI. The study found ...
KEY FINDING: Program interruption rates were low: 0.9% for stroke, 0.8% for TBI, and 1.4% for SCI.