Abstracts and Workshops 7th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference November 9 – 11, 2017

The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 · DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1369666 · Published: January 1, 2017

Spinal Cord Injury Healthcare Rehabilitation

Simple Explanation

This document contains abstracts and workshop descriptions from the 7th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference. It includes research on various aspects of spinal cord injury. The abstracts cover clinical applications, knowledge generation, policy changes, and student submissions related to SCI. Workshops address specific topics such as mobility assessment, upper limb function tracking, and primary care for SCI.

Study Duration

Not specified

Participants

Varied across abstracts. See individual study details.

Evidence Level

Varied across abstracts. Includes systematic reviews, RCTs, cohort studies, and case series.

Key Findings

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Specialized rehabilitation increases the chances of patients with tSCI returning home.
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Secondary health conditions negatively impact function, HRQoL, and life satisfaction following SCI.
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Wearable systems can be used to monitor hand function in individuals with SCI at home.

Research Summary

The document summarizes research on obesity management, specialized rehabilitation, cost-utility analysis, and functional hand use in SCI. Studies explore barriers and facilitators to diet adherence and skin care in people with SCI. Several abstracts focus on improving rehabilitation outcomes and healthcare delivery for individuals with SCI.

Practical Implications

Rehabilitation Strategies

Specialized inpatient rehabilitation can significantly improve the likelihood of individuals with traumatic SCI returning home.

Economic Considerations

Acute care and neurorehabilitation management of acute traumatic cervical SCI in the elderly is more costly but similarly effective compared with younger adults.

Technology Adoption

Wearable systems can be used to monitor hand function, providing a valuable tool for analyzing hand function in naturalistic contexts.

Study Limitations

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Quality of selected studies in some reviews was poor to medium.
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Some studies used retrospective methods, increasing the likelihood of biased results.
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Small sample sizes in some studies limit the generalizability of findings.

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