Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2019 • March 1, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of nonpsychiatric physicians regarding suicide in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and the necessity of structured psychiatric education fo...
KEY FINDING: Significant differences were found between surgical and nonsurgical clinicians regarding awareness and attitude toward suicide and psychiatric consultation.
BMC Res Notes, 2019 • April 2, 2019
This study aims to establish factors influencing prevention care for secondary health conditions among people living with spinal cord injuries in a metropolitan area in order to develop a prevention m...
KEY FINDING: The study will identify the prevalence of secondary health conditions among people with spinal cord injuries through a record review.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 • March 8, 2019
The global burden of stroke-related disability is increasing, necessitating effective stroke rehabilitation strategies. Evidence-based guidelines are crucial for promoting best clinical practice in st...
KEY FINDING: Published stroke rehabilitation guidelines primarily have a national focus and reflect healthcare situations in high-income countries, limiting their applicability in other regions.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2019 • September 1, 2019
This study analyzed national data to determine the rates and economic burden of genitourinary (GU) complications among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States. The study found i...
KEY FINDING: There was a 2.5% annual increase in SCI-related hospitalizations with GU complications from 2006 to 2011, followed by a 0.9% increase from 2011 to 2015.
Health Research Policy and Systems, 2019 • May 17, 2019
The Rick Hansen Institute (RHI) conducted an evaluation of its Praxis 2016 conference, which aimed to translate spinal cord injury (SCI) research into practice. The evaluation, guided by the RE-AIM fr...
KEY FINDING: The Praxis model was adopted by organizers and attendees and implemented by RHI as intended.
JMIR Formative Research, 2019 • April 25, 2019
To meet the long-term, highly diverse, and changing self-management support needs of PwCCDs, we developed the adaptive mHealth system (iMHere 2.0), which consists of cross-platform client and caregive...
KEY FINDING: The usability of this mHealth app was high; in other words, these 81 participants believed that the mHealth app was easy to learn and comfortable to use, and they were satisfied with the features provided by this mHealth app.
Spinal Cord, 2019 • May 13, 2019
This study estimated the lifetime economic costs of spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United Kingdom using an incidence-based modeling approach. The model considered direct healthcare costs, costs of ...
KEY FINDING: The estimated lifetime costs for new SCI cases in the UK are £1.43 billion per year, with a mean cost of £1.12 million per case.
Health Equity, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This report describes an evolving literature that demonstrates the potential impacts of workforce disparities on physicians from underrepresented groups and, in turn, patient care. Despite historical ...
KEY FINDING: Physician workforce disparities potentially impact physicians from underrepresented groups and, in turn, affect patient care.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 • August 7, 2019
This scoping review aimed to synthesize the publicly available information about housing supports funded by the major Australian insurance schemes for people with ABI or SCI. There were also notable d...
KEY FINDING: Scheme funding contributions toward housing supports did not differ between ABI and SCI conditions.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019 • August 23, 2019
This qualitative study explored the experiences of persons with disabilities managing their prescription drug costs in Canada. Participants were interviewed to determine the strategies they adopted, t...
KEY FINDING: Participants initially tried to improve drug coverage through government, employers, or prescribers before rationing medications.