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, 2011 • January 1, 2011
The SCIRehab Project is a multi-center, 5-year investi- gation recording and analyzing the details of the SCI inpatient rehabilitation process for approximately 1400 patients; only patients enrolled i...
KEY FINDING: Patients received a mean total of 10 hours of SW/CM services, with a mean of 72.8 total minutes per week.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • March 1, 2017
This study highlights the high incidence of polypharmacy among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and the associated increased risk of drug-related problems (DRPs). A significant percentage of ...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI were prescribed significantly more medications than their counterparts without SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2012 • January 1, 2012
The SCIRehab project aimed to determine which rehabilitation interventions are most strongly associated with positive outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). The project documented details of the tre...
KEY FINDING: Patient and injury differences account for the majority of variation in outcomes. The variation in total hours of treatments add explanatory power to understanding outcomes.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
Acute SCI requires immediate and coordinated interventions to optimize long-term outcomes, emphasizing the 'time is spine' concept. Management includes pre-hospital stabilization, rapid transfer to sp...
KEY FINDING: Early surgical decompression (within 24 hours of injury) increases the odds of neurological improvement in patients with cervical SCI.
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 • August 7, 2018
The study investigated the residential distribution of people with SCI in Switzerland and its relation to healthcare infrastructure. Findings revealed that individuals with SCI tend to cluster around ...
KEY FINDING: People with SCI were more likely to reside close to specialized SCI centers, indicating that access to specialized care influences residential choices.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • July 1, 2017
This study explored the use of MyPHR, a personal health record tailored for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), as a tool for health self-management and care coordination. The key findings high...
KEY FINDING: Participants successfully captured various health data in their MyPHRs from providers, pharmacies, and activity trackers, demonstrating the potential for personalized healthcare after SCI.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • October 3, 2017
This survey has addressed the current use, perceived usefulness, and recommendations for modification to the current edition of the ISAFSCI. The survey results revealed the need to further educate clin...
KEY FINDING: Only a small percentage of respondents use the ISAFSCI regularly in their clinical practice.
PLoS ONE, 2015 • July 13, 2015
This study analyzed a large Australian dataset to compare outcomes from in-patient rehabilitation (IPR) in working-aged adults across different groups of long-term neurological conditions. The analysi...
KEY FINDING: All six groups (Stroke, ABI, SCI, GBS, Progressive, CP) showed statistically significant change (p<0.001) between admission and discharge in both motor and cognitive subscales as well as total scores.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study explored the feasibility of developing health system quality indicators for traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) using administrative data in Ontario, Canada. The objectives...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 7,693 SCI cases, with 20% categorized as traumatic SCI (TSCI) and 80% as non-traumatic SCI (NTSCI).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • March 1, 2019
This study estimated the lifetime cost of spinal cord injury (SCI) in Ontario from the perspective of the public healthcare payer. It used administrative health data to track healthcare costs of indiv...
KEY FINDING: The net lifetime cost of SCI was $336,000 per person.