Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord, 2025 • October 30, 2024
TSCI patients experience double the mortality rate compared to controls, especially within the first two years post-injury. Elderly individuals with severe TSCI resulting from falls face the highest m...
KEY FINDING: TSCI patients had an increased mortality (SMR = 2.9) compared with the Finnish population.
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2024 • November 12, 2024
This study investigated the epidemiological characteristics of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) caused by object strikes in China, analyzing data from 435 patients admitted between 2012 and 2022. T...
KEY FINDING: The male-to-female ratio among those with strike-induced spinal cord injuries was notably high at 11.8:1.
Mædica - a Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 • July 13, 2024
This meta-analysis and systematic review aimed to estimate the pooled incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) after COVID-19 vaccination. The study found that the incidence of MI after COVID-19 vaccin...
KEY FINDING: The incidence of MI after COVID-19 vaccines was insignificant (0%, I2=99%, P<0.001).
Front. Sports Act. Living, 2024 • December 3, 2024
This cross-sectional study assessed physical activity levels and sedentary behavior among persons with disabilities in Qatar. The study found that regular exercise had a positive impact on psychologic...
KEY FINDING: A majority of participants felt psychologically and emotionally better with regular physical activity.
Front. Rehabil. Sci., 2024 • December 11, 2024
This study examined the relationship between functional independence and community integration among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Bangladesh following inpatient rehabilitation. The fin...
KEY FINDING: There was no statistically significant relationship between functional independence at discharge and community integration one month post-discharge.
PeerJ, 2024 • December 23, 2024
This study compared the quality of life, health, and subjective well-being of individuals with T-SCI and NT-SCI. The results revealed significant differences in QoL and health between the two groups, p...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with NT-SCI experience significantly worse overall health outcomes compared to those with T-SCI.
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2025 • January 22, 2025
This review used CiteSpace, the most commonly used bibliometric analysis software worldwide, to visually analyze research on community integration of individuals with disabilities from 1990 to 2023. F...
KEY FINDING: The number of publications related to community integration is increasing gradually.
South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2025 • January 31, 2025
This study provides a comprehensive epidemiology of SCI in three counties in Kenya with male patients recording high prevalence in motor vehicle accidents and falls from height as well as in severity ...
KEY FINDING: The findings reveal a predominant prevalence in male patients, accounting for 84.04% of occurrences, with the highest incidence observed among individuals aged 26–35 years (36.15%).
PLOS ONE, 2025 • April 1, 2025
The study investigates inclusion and recognition experienced by individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Norway, The Netherlands, and Australia, considering the effects of mobility limitations and...
KEY FINDING: Mobility limitations are a weaker predictor of self-perceived inclusion and recognition compared to experiences of negative attitudes towards disabled people.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • May 21, 2020
This prospective study examined the epidemiology of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) in Ireland during 2017. It aimed to determine the incidence, demographic characteristics, and common etiolo...
KEY FINDING: The overall crude incidence of NTSCI in Ireland in 2017 was 26.9 per million per year.