Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol, 2023 • June 23, 2023
This study evaluated a webinar series (AB-SCILS) designed to improve spinal cord injury (SCI) knowledge and community building during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a mixed-methods approach. Key finding...
KEY FINDING: The webinar series reached mainly persons with SCI and health professionals, primarily in urban areas, with sexuality and research topics being the most viewed on YouTube.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • July 1, 2024
The study validated the Chinese version of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised (CIQ-R-C) for individuals with spinal cord injury in Mainland China. The CIQ-R-C, which includes an additiona...
KEY FINDING: The CIQ-R-C Scale is valid and reliable for assessing community integration of individuals with spinal cord injury in China.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study examined the demographics, clinical characteristics, and hospital outcomes of patients with spinal cord injury associated with vertebral fracture (SCI-VF) using data from a large for-profit...
KEY FINDING: The average age of patients with SCI-VF was about 55 years, and most were male. Cervical spine fractures were the most common, and most injuries were incomplete.
Circulation, 2023 • July 18, 2023
Physiologic and metabolic changes that accompany SCI are likely to increase risk for CVD, and these hazards are compounded by poor recognition of risk factors, barriers to accessing care, and intersec...
KEY FINDING: CVD develops earlier and is more severe in individuals with SCI, but existing studies have been limited by small sample sizes and older methods of assessing risk.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2023 • July 18, 2023
This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. It utilized a qualitative approach, analyzing responses to an open-ended questi...
KEY FINDING: The majority of participants (54%) described the overall impact of COVID-19 as negative, while 10% reported positive impacts, 21% mixed impacts, and 15% neutral impacts.
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 • July 26, 2023
This study investigated the influence of caregiver preparedness on caregiver burden, depression, and quality of life (QoL) in caregivers of individuals with disabilities, using a multicenter cross-sec...
KEY FINDING: Higher caregiver preparedness is associated with less caregiver burden.
Neurotrauma Reports, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This cross-sectional study examined the demographic and clinical characteristics of 3035 individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Bangladesh from 2018 to 2022. Data were collected from medical rec...
KEY FINDING: Almost half (48.30%) of the study participants were located in Dhaka Division, highlighting a geographical concentration of SCI cases.
Cureus, 2023 • September 1, 2023
This study examined the demographic and clinical features of 147 pediatric patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (SCI) who underwent inpatient rehabilitation between 2009 and 2017. The study fo...
KEY FINDING: The most common etiological reason was falls from height (34.7%), and the most common level of injury was the thoracic region (49%).
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 • September 27, 2023
This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of dual diagnosis (DD) involving traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) in children hospitalized in the United State...
KEY FINDING: 38.8% of children hospitalized with SCI also had a co-occurring TBI, indicating a high prevalence of dual diagnosis in this population.
Medicina, 2023 • September 22, 2023
This study described the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with SCI during both non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods in Hubei province, China, indicating the need for additional resear...
KEY FINDING: Falls were the most prevalent mechanism of injury, accounting for 50% of cases during the non-COVID-19 period and 37.74% during the COVID-19 period.