Public Health Research
Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Quality of early stroke care and long-term mortality in patients with acute stroke: A nationwide follow-up study
European Stroke Journal, 2024 • April 8, 2024
This nationwide study examined the association between the quality of early stroke care, measured by process performance measures (PPMs), and long-term mortality in patients with acute stroke in Denma...
KEY FINDING: Fulfilment of individual process performance measures (PPMs) was associated with adjusted hazard rate ratios of death between 0.76 and 0.96.
Assessment of Microcirculatory Changes in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries and Neurogenic Shock During the Acute Phase Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Cureus, 2025 • January 10, 2025
This study assessed microcirculatory changes in cervical SCI patients with neurogenic shock using NIRS and VOT, finding a high prevalence of microcirculatory alterations. The study linked these microc...
KEY FINDING: The prevalence of microcirculatory alterations was high (92%) in patients with SCI and neurogenic shock, with 47% still exhibiting alterations at day 7.
Evaluation of Financial Support Workshops for Patients Under State Pension Age With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Survey Study
JMIR Formative Research, 2025 • February 24, 2025
This study evaluated the effectiveness of financial support workshops for patients with DCM under state pension age in the UK. The workshops, focusing on UC and PIP, were delivered in partnership with...
KEY FINDING: Participants rated the usefulness of the UC and PIP sessions highly, with average ratings of 9.00/10 and 10/10, respectively.
Effectiveness of Integrated Trauma System Implementation on Road Traffic Fatalities and Injuries in the North of Iran Using an Interrupted Time Series Analysis
Journal of Research in Health Sciences, 2025 • December 25, 2024
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an integrated trauma system (ITS) in reducing road traffic crashes (RTCs), injuries, and fatalities in Guilan province, Northern Iran, from 2015 to 2019. The ...
KEY FINDING: The study found that in Guilan, the daily average number of RTCs decreased significantly after the implementation of the ITS, from 38.4 to 30.8.
Risk factors and economic impact of long-term nursing care after major trauma
Front. Public Health, 2025 • March 18, 2025
This study examined risk factors and economic impacts of long-term nursing care (LTC) after major trauma in Taiwan using National Health Insurance Research Database data from 2003-2007 with a 10-year ...
KEY FINDING: Age, comorbidities, spinal cord injury, prolonged mechanical ventilation, prolonged ICU stay, and prolonged hospital stay are independent risk factors for needing long-term nursing care (LTC).
Trends in the presentation and management of traumatic spinal cord lesions above T6: 20-Year experience in a tertiary-level hospital in Spain
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
This retrospective study analyzed data from 241 patients with ATSCI above T6 admitted to a Spanish ICU between 1998 and 2017. The study aimed to identify trends in patient demographics, injury charact...
KEY FINDING: The mean age of patients with ATSCI above T6 increased significantly over the 20-year period (49 vs. 51 vs. 57 years; P = 0.046), as did their Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI).
Epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury: a large population-based study
Spinal Cord, 2022 • April 8, 2022
This retrospective population-based study examined the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Veneto Region, Italy, between 2011 and 2020, identifying 1303 incident cases. The study fo...
KEY FINDING: Age-sex-standardized TSCI incidence rate was 26.5 (95% CI, 25.0–27.9) per 1,000,000 inhabitants.
Epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injuries in a multicenter retrospective study in northwest China, 2017–2020
Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 • October 10, 2022
This multicenter retrospective study analyzed 2,621 patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) in northwest China from 2017 to 2020 to understand epidemiological characteristics and risk fac...
KEY FINDING: The number of patients with TSCI showed an increasing trend from 2017 to 2019, while there were 12.8% fewer patients in 2020 than in 2019.
Numbers and types of neurological emergencies in England and the influence of socioeconomic deprivation: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics data
BMJ Open, 2022 • October 2, 2022
This study analyzed neurological emergency admissions in England, identifying the number and types of admissions, specialist involvement, and the impact of socioeconomic deprivation. The findings reve...
KEY FINDING: Epilepsy was the most frequent neurological emergency, but only a small proportion of epilepsy admissions were managed by a neurologist.
What factors contribute to the need for physical restraint in institutionalized residents in Taiwan?
PLoS ONE, 2022 • November 17, 2022
This study aimed to identify the rate of physical restraint and associated risk factors among institutionalized residents in Taiwan. Data was collected from 5,752 residents across 266 institutions, fo...
KEY FINDING: 30.2% of the 5,752 institutionalized residents had been previously restrained.