Healthcare Research

KEY FINDING: Medical care significantly impacts QOL for individuals with SCI, with US participants reporting negative experiences due to fragmented care and insurance-related barriers.

KEY FINDING: Inpatient culture, male gender, sputum and other specimen type, receipt of antibiotics within 90 days before culture date, and pressure ulcers were identified as independent predictors of MDR Acinetobacter.

KEY FINDING: All 14 theoretical domains of the TDF were identified as important considerations for a self-management program for individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: The patient progressed from needing a mechanical lift to transfer to being largely independent in transferring from bed to wheelchair and upper body dressing.

KEY FINDING: Interhospital transfer was a significant risk factor for 14-day rehospitalization with new tSCI diagnosis.

KEY FINDING: IC users describe UTI signs and symptoms using informal terms that often differ from standard medical terminology, such as the NIDRR symptom list.

KEY FINDING: Health care costs for the management of SCI/D veterans are substantial ($30,770 to $62,563 in 2016 USD per year).

KEY FINDING: The study found that the mean total annual days of hospitalization one year post-injury ranged from 2.1 days for AIS-D injuries to 5.9 days for AIS-A injuries.

KEY FINDING: Specialized rehabilitation increases the chances of patients with tSCI returning home.

KEY FINDING: Most positive urine cultures from SCI annual evaluations represented ASB cases.