Browse the latest research summaries in the field of telehealth & digital health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2012 • July 8, 2012
This research evaluated a web portal designed to improve communication between SCI patients, specialists, and GPs. The portal aimed to provide ongoing support and address healthcare needs after hospit...
KEY FINDING: The web portal, despite positive feedback, was not the preferred method of communication for SCI persons needing to contact specialists; they preferred phone or email.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study investigated how individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) utilize the Internet for social support, employing an ethnographic approach involving semi-structured interviews with nine parti...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with SCI use the Internet frequently for various activities, including work, email, news, health information, adaptive equipment research, shopping, transportation, finance, and bill payments.
Frontiers in Medicine, 2024 • January 5, 2024
The study confirmed the efficacy and safety of MPPT in treating acute and chronic wounds, including those with antimicrobial-resistant infections, in immunocompromised individuals with SCI. MPPT treat...
KEY FINDING: All acute and chronic grade 1–4 wounds and pressure ulcers in SCI patients achieved stable closure with MPPT treatment.
IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst, 2012 • December 1, 2012
The intraoral Tongue Drive System (iTDS) is a tongue-operated, minimally invasive, unobtrusive, and wireless assistive technology that infers users’ intentions by detecting their voluntary tongue moti...
KEY FINDING: The iTDS system-on-a-chip (SoC) features a configurable analog front-end (AFE) that reads the magnetic field variations inside the mouth from four 3-axial magnetoresistive sensors.
Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 • December 18, 2024
This scoping review examined the use of telehealth in arts therapies for neurodevelopmental and neurological disorders (NNDs). It looked at the types of disorders treated, the therapies used, the tech...
KEY FINDING: Telehealth arts therapies show positive outcomes for individuals with NNDs, enhancing accessibility and providing psychological, emotional, social, and cognitive advantages.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • April 22, 2019
This qualitative study explored the perceptions and priorities of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) for physical activity and to incorporate their feedback to inform future development of a physic...
KEY FINDING: Participants favored the idea of a physical activity program delivered through telemonitoring and offered ideas for its design.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • July 1, 2011
This study investigated the use of on-demand video to provide patient education on spinal cord injury (SCI). The study compared the effectiveness of in-person SCI forums to online streaming videos of ...
KEY FINDING: Online video is an accessible, effective, and well-accepted way to present ongoing SCI education.
Neural Regen Res, 2019 • May 1, 2019
This study investigated the dynamic changes of intramedullary pressure (IMP) in the 72 hours following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rabbits using telemetry systems to understand the pathological mechan...
KEY FINDING: Intramedullary pressure changes dynamically in three stages after spinal cord injury: steep rise (1-7 hours), steady rise (8-38 hours), and descending (39-72 hours).
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • January 1, 2016
The SCI DMP pilot program evaluated a telehealth approach to managing patients with spinal cord injuries. The program involved patients using data messaging devices to respond to questions about their...
KEY FINDING: Patients found the SCI DMP most helpful for new injuries and those with recurring clinical needs.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of an email-based information package (Work and SCI) for job-seekers with spinal cord injury or dysfunction (SCI/D). The results suggested that Work and SC...
KEY FINDING: Preliminary data suggest that Work and SCI may help to establish vocational interests among job-seekers with a SCI/D.