Browse the latest research summaries in the field of public health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • July 28, 2020
This study investigated the epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in Beijing from 2011 to 2019, comparing the data with that of 2002. The study included 590 patients and anal...
KEY FINDING: The mean age of patients with TSCI was 46.3 ± 15.5 years, with a male/female ratio of 4.73:1, indicating a higher prevalence among males.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • July 1, 2022
The study investigates the participation of US military veterans in adaptive sports and the organizational characteristics of existing adaptive sports programs. Key findings include that veterans repr...
KEY FINDING: US Military veterans represent a large proportion of the individuals participating in adaptive sports.
Spinal Cord, 2021 • November 4, 2020
In our study, the incidence of TSCI was 36.6 per million person-years, which corresponds to 200 new annual cases in Finland. In the current study, it was highlighted that typically an older person was...
KEY FINDING: The mean annual incidence of TSCI patients in the Oulu UH’s and Tampere UH’s primary referral areas was 36.6 per million
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • January 1, 2022
The study assessed community reintegration and its relationship with self-efficacy among individuals with TSCI in South Africa, finding generally low levels of reintegration. Social functioning, accom...
KEY FINDING: Community reintegration among individuals with TSCI in the study was generally low, with a mean CIM score of 31.48 out of 50.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • April 1, 2022
The study investigated changes in internet and mobile internet use among individuals with traumatic SCI from 2012 to 2018, using data from the National SCI Database. The results showed a significant i...
KEY FINDING: Internet use among individuals with SCI increased from 77.7% in 2012 to 88.1% in 2018.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2023 • January 1, 2021
This study aimed to describe the relationship among impairment, environmental barriers and participation restrictions in a community-dwelling population with SCI from two provinces in China. The surve...
KEY FINDING: Participants experienced a median of five environmental barriers and five participation restrictions.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 • June 6, 2021
This scoping review examined the existing literature on training programs for prehospital first responders to inform future priorities for prehospital TSCI care in resource-limited settings of sub-Sah...
KEY FINDING: C-spine immobilization precautions for suspected TSCI patients is the most prevalent prehospital TSCI intervention.
SSM - Population Health, 2021 • June 26, 2021
This study measures the health-income gap in 10 countries using data on people with SCI. The results show that persons in the richest income groups live longer with the injury and have fewer comorbidi...
KEY FINDING: The gap in years lived with SCI varies from 1 to 6 years between the lowest and highest income groups.
PLoS ONE, 2021 • August 13, 2021
This study investigates inequalities in social relationships in an international sample of persons with spinal cord injury and explores whether social gradients in relationships are moderated by the c...
KEY FINDING: Paid work, absence of financial hardship, and higher subjective social status were related to higher belongingness, higher relationship satisfaction, and fewer problems with social interactions.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2022 • March 1, 2022
This study examined the same-day associations of pain, fatigue, anxiety, depressed mood, and perceived cognitive function with social participation in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results...
KEY FINDING: Daily increases in fatigue and depressive symptoms were significantly related to worse same-day social participation in individuals with SCI.