Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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PNAS, 2021 • June 17, 2021
The study demonstrates that environmental risk factors exacerbate AD-like pathologies in mice with reduced BDNF/TrkB signaling through the activation of the C/EBPβ/δ-secretase pathway. TBI-treated Trk...
KEY FINDING: Environmental factors (TBI, HFD, CCH) activate C/EBPβ, upregulating δ-secretase, which cleaves APP and Tau, exacerbating AD neuropathology in BDNF/TrkB-deficient mice.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This study analyzes physician-patient communication in Korean rehabilitation settings, revealing a lack of empathic communication from physicians and passive communicative behaviors from patients. The...
KEY FINDING: Physicians demonstrated interruptive behaviors more often than patient-centered behaviors.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This Canadian study used national administrative health data to identify and characterize NTSCD patients, using decision algorithms to classify them into three groups. The study found variations in ch...
KEY FINDING: The most likely NTSCD group (n = 6,362) was significantly older and had a greater proportion of women and individuals with cauda equina lesions compared to the other 2 NTSCD groups.
PM R, 2014 • August 1, 2014
This study examined the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and self-reported disabilities in adulthood using data from a large, multi-state population-based survey. The findings...
KEY FINDING: Over half (57%) of participants reported at least one adverse childhood experience category and 23.2% reported disability.
J Spinal Cord Med, 2009 • April 1, 2009
This study aimed to develop a latent behavioral model by identifying and confirming the factor structure of health behaviors of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their relationships with biogra...
KEY FINDING: Seven specific factors were identified: healthy nutrition, unhealthy nutrition, fitness, smoking, alcohol use, psychotropic prescription medications, and SCI healthy activities.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011 • December 1, 2011
This study aimed to provide current statistics on the length of hospital stay (LOS) and the number of hospitals admitted to (NHA) for spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in Korea and to identify related...
KEY FINDING: The mean LOS of domestic patients with SCI was longer than the values reported in foreign studies, with an average of 13.5 months.
Asian Spine J, 2018 • December 1, 2018
This systematic review aimed to determine the prevalence of neck pain (NP) among athletes by analyzing existing literature up to September 2015. The review included six studies with low-to-moderate ri...
KEY FINDING: The review found that neck pain is highly prevalent among athletes, similar to the general population.
Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2014 • December 9, 2014
The study evaluated the effectiveness of a community reintegration outpatient (CROP) service for promoting well-being and community participation following spinal cord injury (SCI). The CROP service i...
KEY FINDING: Self-efficacy (MSES) and positive affect (PANAS) improved from baseline to exit (𝑃< .05), but the changes were not maintained at follow-up.
Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2023 • November 6, 2023
The emergence of antimalarial drug resistance poses a significant obstacle to effective malaria treatment and control, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The Horn of Africa is a new hotspot for artemis...
KEY FINDING: Artemisinin-resistant malaria is increasing in the Horn of Africa and is coupled with the spread of parasites undetectable by standard rapid diagnostic tests.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2015 • September 1, 2015
This study examined the relationship between the built environment and perceived health in a community-based sample of individuals with SCI, finding that greater land use heterogeneity was associated ...
KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI residing in communities with more (versus less) mixed land use were more likely to report poor perceived health.