Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2018 • January 1, 2018
The Dutch SCI Database (NDD) collects data on patients admitted for first inpatient rehabilitation after SCI in specialized centers in the Netherlands. Data from 2015 showed that most patients had non...
KEY FINDING: Most patients were male (63.4%), had NT-SCI (65.5%), and incomplete SCI (58.4% AIS D).
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • July 1, 2014
This article describes how QOL is defined and conceptualized. Cross-culturally, the concept has been assessed in many ways, evolving from an economic indicator to what is currently primarily understoo...
KEY FINDING: There were no significant differences in how the US and Brazilian samples rated their QOL, suggesting good preliminary concurrent validity for the translated version of the QOL Data Set.
Lifetime Data Anal, 2018 • July 1, 2018
This paper introduces a semi-parametric method for estimating conditional state occupation probabilities in multistate models with right-censored data, using inverse censoring probability re-weighting...
KEY FINDING: The proposed method demonstrates reasonable performance, with a clear decline in the error rate as the sample size increases for all types of censoring and rates.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2024 • January 16, 2024
This study investigated 3,359 documents published from 1994 to 2023 regarding apoptosis and SCI. Among all the relevant countries, China ranked the first in aspect of the overall number of publication...
KEY FINDING: The USA and China were the most productive countries in apoptosis and SCI research.
Acta Cir Bras, 2022 • August 1, 2022
This study investigated the impact of aerobic treadmill exercises on nerve regeneration following sciatic nerve injury and repair with a nerve graft in rats. The rats were divided into four groups: SH...
KEY FINDING: Functional analysis (SFI) did not show a statistical difference between the group grafted with (–50.94) and without exercise (-65.79) after 90 days.
TISSUE ENGINEERING: Part C, 2023 • May 24, 2023
This study introduces a time- and cost-effective method for isolating single myofibers from the flexor digitorum brevis (FDB) muscle in both young and aged mice. The protocol modifications, including ...
KEY FINDING: The modified protocol significantly improves the yield of viable, intact myofibers compared to previous methods, achieving approximately 2300–3100 myofibers from two FDB muscles of a single mouse.
Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2014 • May 21, 2014
This video article details a method for performing spinal cord transections on larval zebrafish to study regeneration. Unlike mammals, zebrafish exhibit robust recovery after spinal cord injury. The p...
KEY FINDING: The presented method allows for high throughput spinal cord transections in larval zebrafish with low mortality and high reproducibility.
Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being, 2013 • August 23, 2013
The article discusses the importance of the interviewer's perception in grasping the experiences of others during an interview, going beyond simply eliciting data. It introduces the concept of self-tr...
KEY FINDING: The interviewer's perception is critical in understanding the interviewee's experiences beyond the spoken word, leading to richer, more abundant answers.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • July 1, 2015
This systematic review examined factors associated with employment outcomes in individuals with SCI, categorizing them by modifiability and using the ICF framework. The review identified key modifiabl...
KEY FINDING: Education, vocational rehabilitation, functional independence, social support, and financial disincentives were modifiable factors consistently associated with employment outcomes.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2007 • August 30, 2007
The study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES), a self-report measure for assessing exercise self-efficacy in individuals with spina...
KEY FINDING: The SCI Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale (ESES) demonstrated high internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of .9269 in a large sample.