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, 2016 • January 6, 2016
The study reviewed ambulatory services provided by the Queensland Spinal Cord Injuries Service (QSCIS) to identify the potential for telehealth to improve access for patients living in non-metropolita...
KEY FINDING: 74% of patients referred to the QSCIS were male, with a median age of 51 years.
BMJ Open, 2017 • January 1, 2017
The study aims to develop agreed standards of care for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) due to inconsistent national care standards. A modified e-Delphi process will be used to achiev...
KEY FINDING: The study will obtain expert consensus on specific agreed practice standards and associated ‘best practice’ models of care in the acute postinjury period for patients with TSCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
The letter supports the need for improved primary care for individuals with SCI, emphasizing an interdisciplinary approach. It argues that standardized guidelines are premature due to a lack of resear...
KEY FINDING: The authors agree with the need for an interdisciplinary approach to primary care for SCI patients, as highlighted in Dr. Ho's article.
BMJ Open, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This multicentre cohort analysis evaluated the cost-efficiency of specialist inpatient rehabilitation for working-aged adults with complex neurological disabilities using the UKROC national clinical d...
KEY FINDING: Specialist rehabilitation leads to substantial savings in ongoing care costs, particularly for high-dependency patients.
Research and Reports in Urology, 2016 • February 22, 2016
This retrospective cohort study assessed the utilization of urologic investigations (urodynamics, renal imaging, cystoscopy) among traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) patients in Ontario, Canada, betw...
KEY FINDING: Only half of TSCI patients undergo urodynamics or cystoscopy at least once during follow-up, while the majority receive renal imaging.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • March 1, 2016
Professional standards are created to guide professional practice, enhance quality of care, improve outcomes, and successfully fulfill regulatory and accrediting criteria. This direction developed ove...
KEY FINDING: The original need was for professional standards for psychologists and social workers, who work with individuals with spinal cord injury/disorder.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
The author responds to a letter regarding the development of standardized SCI primary care guidelines, emphasizing the need to consider broader primary care issues beyond medical concerns. The respons...
KEY FINDING: Primary care for individuals with SCI needs to address physical accessibility in primary care offices.
Spinal Cord, 2017 • July 1, 2017
This retrospective cohort study identified risk factors associated with community-associated multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA) in Veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders (SCI/D...
KEY FINDING: Patients aged 50-64 years had a significantly higher risk of MDRPA compared to younger patients (18-49 years).
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2016 • March 18, 2016
This study evaluated the accuracy of using swab cultures to identify the bacteria causing infection in pressure ulcers of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. The study found that swab cultures only mat...
KEY FINDING: The results of swab cultures matched the intraoperative cultures in only 25% of the cases.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • May 1, 2018
This study aimed to determine factors associated with functional status six months following a traumatic cervical and thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI), with a particular interest in factors related t...
KEY FINDING: Motor-complete SCI (AIS-A,B) was the main predictive factor associated with decreased total SCIM score in both tetraplegia and paraplegia.