Browse the latest research summaries in the field of healthcare for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Healthcare, 2023 • October 17, 2023
This review examines the clinical need, evidence, obstacles, and implementation strategies for using exoskeletons, virtual reality, and remote monitoring to improve physical function at home for chron...
KEY FINDING: Exoskeletons show promise in improving walking and balance for stroke patients, but study quality varies. Evidence for musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, pulmonary conditions and heart disease is limited.
Spinal Cord, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This study shows that performing routine urine cultures resulted in increased unnecessary antibiotic treatment. This study emphasized the importance of patient and health care professional education o...
KEY FINDING: Over half (54%) of the cohort received a urine culture during their annual exam visit, of whom 57% (2910) had a positive culture.
Antibiotics, 2023 • November 2, 2023
This retrospective study evaluated the prevalence of bacterial pathogens, particularly MDR and ESBL-producing bacteria, in pressure ulcers of spinal cord injury patients. The study found that S. aureu...
KEY FINDING: Staphylococcus aureus was the most commonly isolated organism from ulcers, especially in sacral and gluteal regions.
Neurotrauma Reports, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study investigated the perspectives of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) on data sharing, including perceived risks and benefits, and willingness to share different types of data. The study f...
KEY FINDING: The majority of participants felt that the benefits of data sharing outweighed the negatives.
BMC Health Services Research, 2023 • December 4, 2023
This study examined the use of professional home care among persons with SCI in Switzerland, revealing that 22% of participants used such services, with a median weekly duration of 6 hours. Key factor...
KEY FINDING: Lower functional independence strongly predicts increased home care use among individuals with SCI.
Annals of Medicine & Surgery, 2023 • October 17, 2023
Acute spinal cord injury (ASCI) poses a significant health challenge in Africa, leading to sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunctions, causing morbidity, psychological disturbances, and a high socioec...
KEY FINDING: Traumatic ASCI, primarily from road accidents, is a leading cause of morbidity in Africa, with 130 cases per million.
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 • December 5, 2023
The study aimed to develop and implement a web-based clinical prediction rule (CPR) called Ambulation for predicting independent walking one year after traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). Ambulation ...
KEY FINDING: Ambulation, a web-based calculator for predicting independent walking ability after TSCI, was successfully developed and launched.
J. Clin. Med., 2023 • December 8, 2023
This study evaluated the effects of adaptations made to an interdisciplinary follow-up clinic for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the chronic phase. Adaptations included a pre-clinic questionn...
KEY FINDING: The adapted design of the follow-up clinic led to a significant increase in the average number of recommendations per participant, shifting the focus from somatic issues to psychosocial functioning and device use.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This study investigated primary care antibiotic prescribing patterns for adults with SCI using linked health administrative and electronic medical records databases from 2013 to 2015. The study found ...
KEY FINDING: UTIs were the most common indication for antibiotic prescription, accounting for 59.8% of prescriptions.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023 • January 1, 2023
This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to develop data infrastructure and implementation tools to support the collection of cardiometabolic disease (CMD) indicator data among individuals with spi...
KEY FINDING: An AI tool was effective for extracting data with a low error rate (<2%).