Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Health Services Research, 2025 • January 15, 2025
This study explores barriers to rehabilitation services for individuals with spinal cord injuries in Golestan province, Iran, identifying personal, provider-related, and socio-supportive factors. The ...
KEY FINDING: Personal limiting factors include insufficient health literacy and inadequate home adaptations.
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2025 • February 25, 2025
This study is the first in Malaysia to successfully employ a path analysis model in investigating HCU and HCSS among individuals with SCI. First, the HCU was predicted by health problems, which in tur...
KEY FINDING: Health problems predicted healthcare utilization, while activity limitation and participation restriction predicted healthcare services satisfaction.
Scientific Reports, 2025 • January 15, 2025
This quantitative, exploratory, analytical, and cross-sectional study evaluated the therapeutic path of 618 Brazilian adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that a significant proportio...
KEY FINDING: The mean time to start rehabilitation after SCI was 17.68 months, with a significant percentage of participants not undergoing any rehabilitation.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2025 • January 1, 2025
This study surveyed current practices in the Nordic countries for managing traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI), covering pre-hospital, intensive care, surgery, and rehabilitation stages. The survey ...
KEY FINDING: Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was available to most spine surgeons on a 24/7 basis and considered mandatory prior to surgery by the majority.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • June 4, 2020
The study aimed to identify VA and non-VA Emergency Department (ED) and hospital utilization by veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D) in California. The results showed that non-VA ED ...
KEY FINDING: Among veterans with available ED data, 55.2% of ED visits occurred at non-VA facilities.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2022 • October 8, 2020
This study investigated the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare utilization among Veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (...
KEY FINDING: The number of VA admissions was 7% higher in the post than pre-ACA implementation period.
Global Spine Journal, 2021 • January 1, 2021
This scoping review identifies and categorizes quality of care indicators (QoCI) for individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). The QoCI are organized into three groups: healthcare system s...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 87 indicators of quality of care, categorized into healthcare system structure, medical processes, and TSCI-related outcomes.
PM R, 2021 • December 1, 2021
This mixed-methods study explores the experiences of veterans with SCI regarding annual urine screening and antibiotic use for UTIs. It aims to understand patient adherence, knowledge, and attitudes t...
KEY FINDING: Veterans with SCI generally report high adherence to prescribed antimicrobial courses and high levels of satisfaction with current outpatient VHA SCI bladder care.
Spinal Cord, 2021 • October 1, 2021
This study explored barriers and facilitators to weight management among individuals with SCI from the perspectives of SCI healthcare providers. Providers identified individual-level, socio-environmen...
KEY FINDING: Healthcare providers identified numerous individual-level barriers such as physical limitations, lack of interest, and psychological factors.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2021 • January 1, 2021
The study aimed to identify the timing and pattern of complications associated with hospital readmissions in individuals with traumatic SCI and non-traumatic spinal cord disorders post-discharge from ...
KEY FINDING: Eighty one percent of the readmitted patients experienced readmission within the first six months after discharge.