Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMJ Open, 2013 • March 1, 2013
The study focuses on the epidemiology of healthcare and support needs, addressing the lack of a methodology for routine-costed evaluation of service provision in relation to individual needs. The Need...
KEY FINDING: Significant shortfalls were identified in the provision of rehabilitation, social support and equipment.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2012 • January 1, 2012
This white paper outlines the essential elements of a spinal cord injury (SCI) program and the various discipline areas contributing to it, referencing previously published standards of care. It empha...
KEY FINDING: SCI care involves more than treating just the medical and physiologic consequences of the injury.
PLoS ONE, 2013 • August 30, 2013
The BC ACT Model V1.0 was developed using discrete-event simulation to evaluate the impact of clinical and administrative interventions along the entire tSCI continuum of care. The model incorporates ...
KEY FINDING: The simulation model can estimate the impact of interventions, showing both direct and indirect effects across the continuum of care.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2014 • May 1, 2014
Back pain and arthritis are the most common and costly conditions examined, significantly impacting the healthcare system due to their high prevalence and effect on disability. Traumatic brain injury,...
KEY FINDING: Back pain and arthritis affect over 100 million individuals and cost over $200 billion per year.
Spinal Cord, 2014 • June 1, 2014
This case report highlights the successful management of an acute exacerbation of chronic central pain in a tetraplegic patient through a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. The treatment plan ...
KEY FINDING: A multidisciplinary approach, addressing various underlying medical issues and psychological factors, is crucial in managing acute exacerbations of chronic central pain in SCI patients.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014 • April 1, 2014
The study compares accessibility to medical services between Korean people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and a control group (CG). It found that people with SCI experienced more difficulties accessing...
KEY FINDING: A significantly higher percentage of individuals with SCI (16.5%) reported difficulties in accessing medical services compared to the control group (4.1%).
Disabil Rehabil, 2015 • April 29, 2014
This retrospective study describes the effects of a rehabilitation program in a neurological inpatient unit in Brazil, focusing on independence in daily living and return to work for patients with str...
KEY FINDING: Improvement in motor FIM, Rankin and GOS was observed in all groups.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study examined the incidence of traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCIs) resulting from road collisions in Ireland from 2001 to 2010. It aimed to assess the impact of an implemented road safety str...
KEY FINDING: The incidence rate of TSCIs due to road collisions decreased from 2006 to 2010.
BMC Fam Pract, 2021 • September 22, 2021
The study examined the first point of contact for health problems related to spinal cord injury (SCI), comparing general practitioners (GPs) and SCI-specialists. Results showed that age, language, dis...
KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI who initially contact an SCI-specialist have more secondary conditions and use health-care services more often.
Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2021 • September 23, 2021
This study introduces a QCM-I and AFM-based protocol for characterizing EVs by elasticity and surface markers, tailored for reproducibility and integration in existing labs. The method utilizes specif...
KEY FINDING: The study established QCM as a sensitive label-free method for characterizing clinically approved umbilical cord MSC-EVs, detecting EVs via specific EV and MSC markers.