Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PLoS Medicine, 2017 • July 5, 2017
This population-based longitudinal study examined the long-term health status of 2,757 adult major trauma patients in Victoria, Australia, over a 3-year period. The study used the EuroQol 5 dimensions...
KEY FINDING: The prevalence of ongoing problems at 3-years postinjury is high, confirming that serious injury is frequently a chronic disorder.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • May 18, 2017
The study analyzed the impact of a national prophylactic intervention, disseminated through social media and TV, on the incidence of diving-induced spinal cord injuries (SCI). The study found a reduct...
KEY FINDING: During 2011–2015, there was a significant monotonic association between summer climate (air temperature) and the incidence of diving-induced tetraplegia.
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This is the first study on magnitude and clinical outcomes of TSCI in the north-east region of Tanzania. The estimated annual incidence reported in this study (more than 26 persons per million populat...
KEY FINDING: Falls (particularly from height) were the leading cause of TSCI followed by road traffic accidents.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • July 4, 2018
This community-based study in Shanghai analyzed 808 SCI individuals participating in halfway houses from 2009–2015. The study revealed an increasing trend in the age at injury and a shift from traumat...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the proportion of middle or elder age groups at injury showed a rising trend from 1970 to 2015.
Rev Bras Ortop, 2017 • December 29, 2016
The study identified key characteristics of SCI patients undergoing surgery, including lesion location, neurological status, and injury morphology, influencing treatment decisions. Age and gender were...
KEY FINDING: Lower cervical spine lesions, worse neurological status, and unstable injuries were associated with surgery, while falls and upper cervical/lumbosacral injuries were linked to conservative treatment.
African Journal of Disability, 2017 • October 20, 2017
This cross-sectional survey in Kenya and the Philippines investigated the association between wheelchair service receipt and successful wheelchair use among adult, basic manual wheelchair users in les...
KEY FINDING: Assessment of wheelchair fit during propulsion is associated with higher ADL performance in both Kenya (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.6, 5.1) and the Philippines (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.8, 4.5).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study developed an algorithm to identify NTSCD patients using Canadian health administrative data, addressing the lack of standardized methods and the need for accurate incidence and prevalence e...
KEY FINDING: The algorithm identified three groups of patients: 'most likely NTSCD' (6,362), 'probable NTSCD' (2,777), and 'possible NTSCD' (11,179).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • May 4, 2017
This retrospective study examined the epidemiology of pediatric traumatic (TSCI) and acquired nontraumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) in Ireland from 2000 to 2015. The study found that the incidence o...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of TSCI ranged from 0 to 3.1 per million per year.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • October 1, 2017
The increasing number of scientific papers on SCDys highlights the significance of this diverse group of conditions for researchers. The scarcity of high-quality epidemiological studies on the inciden...
KEY FINDING: There has been a significant increase in publications on SCDys over the past four decades, indicating growing interest in the research community.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • August 17, 2017
This retrospective study analyzed data from 134 patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) admitted for rehabilitation in Latvia between 2011 and 2014. The study identified falls, road traffic ...
KEY FINDING: The main causes of TSCI were falls (37%), road traffic accidents (29%), and sports/leisure activities (19%).