Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J Spinal Cord Med, 2010 • February 1, 2010
This study developed a structural model of health outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). The objectives were to develop a measurement model through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis of he...
KEY FINDING: Six underlying factors for health and secondary conditions were identified: global health, treatment, symptoms of illness or infection, orthopedic conditions, pressure ulcers, and subsequent injuries.
Health Equity, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This report describes an evolving literature that demonstrates the potential impacts of workforce disparities on physicians from underrepresented groups and, in turn, patient care. Despite historical ...
KEY FINDING: Physician workforce disparities potentially impact physicians from underrepresented groups and, in turn, affect patient care.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 12, 2019
This study evaluated symptoms of burnout and perceptions of meaning in work in an international cohort of SCI clinicians. The study found that while exhaustion is prevalent among SCI professionals, ma...
KEY FINDING: A majority of respondents reported feeling exhaustion (60.1%), while fewer reported feelings of burnout (41.1%) or work-life imbalance (31.9%).
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2018 • June 15, 2018
This qualitative study explored stakeholder perspectives on the preferred qualities of a chiropractor integrating into a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team. The study identified five key domains: p...
KEY FINDING: Patient-centeredness was the central domain, emphasizing respectful, responsive, and inclusive care tailored to patient values and preferences.
J. Pers. Med., 2022 • September 10, 2022
The discovery of iPSCs has provided a new roadmap for clinical translation research and regeneration therapy. The role of human iPSCs in scientific research was examined and the most common neurodegen...
KEY FINDING: Parkinson’s disease scored highest in iPSC-related research publications, followed by Alzheimer’s disease, based on a PUBMED literature review.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • May 1, 2016
This study aimed to evaluate the determination of motor levels (MLs) according to the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) in the most rostral cervic...
KEY FINDING: Clinicians misclassified the motor level in variant 1 (intact C5/C6 myotomes) more frequently (33.15%) compared to variant 2 (2.17%), where C5/C6 myotomes were not intact.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • March 1, 2016
The study aimed to characterize the consistency of preventive skin care during annual evaluations for Veterans with SCI to identify strategies to promote PrU prevention care actively. The results indi...
KEY FINDING: Veterans received an average of 75.5% of applicable skin health elements during annual evaluations.
The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2025 • January 14, 2025
This study introduces a multi-analyte blood test for acute SCI, utilizing spinal cord–derived cfDNA and plasma protein alterations to inform diagnosis and prognosis. The Spinal Cord Injury Index (SCII...
KEY FINDING: A ddPCR assay detected spinal cord–derived cfDNA in plasma of 50 patients with acute SCI (AUC: 0.89, 95% CI 0.83–0.95, P < 0.0001).
BMJ Open, 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study evaluates the cost-efficiency of hyperacute rehabilitation for patients with complex neurological disabilities and unstable medical conditions. The results indicate that hyperacute rehabili...
KEY FINDING: Specialist hyperacute rehabilitation can be highly cost-efficient despite its relatively high initial cost.
Journal of Infection Prevention, 2019 • April 1, 2019
This study aimed to identify the root causes of postoperative wound infections following epidural spinal cord neurostimulator implantation in patients with chronic spinal cord injury. A root cause ana...
KEY FINDING: The root cause analysis identified potential areas of infectious exposures, including preoperative screening, equipment disinfection, and operative procedures.