Healthcare Research

KEY FINDING: A structure indicator was defined as the proportion of patients able to follow-up regarding urine culture results within 48-72 hours of collection.

KEY FINDING: The project established aims, constructs, and related structure, process, and outcome indicators to facilitate uniform measurement and benchmarking across 11 Domains of rehabilitation.

KEY FINDING: The SCI KMN successfully implemented best practices in pressure ulcer and pain prevention and management across participating sites.

KEY FINDING: Eleven key domains of SCI rehabilitation care were prioritized, including cardiometabolic health, community participation and employment, and emotional well-being.

KEY FINDING: There is a distinct lack of data elements specific to the health surveillance needs of individuals with SCI living in the community.

KEY FINDING: KITE (Knowledge, Innovation, Talent and Everywhere) is a new brand replacing the former TRI Research Institute at Toronto Rehab, aiming to improve the lives of people living with the effects of impairment, disability, illness and aging.

KEY FINDING: The selected structure indicator is the proportion of staff with appropriate education and training in EWB and access to experts and resources.

KEY FINDING: Micro-level factors, including medication-related factors like side effects and patient-specific factors such as medication knowledge, were most frequently discussed by providers.

KEY FINDING: Thirty percent of the individuals were readmitted within the first year after discharge from an IRF, and 24% were readmitted within the first year after onset.

KEY FINDING: The ODC-SCI implements FAIR data sharing and enables pooled data-driven discovery while crediting the generators of valuable SCI data.