Browse the latest research summaries in the field of participation for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • March 17, 2019
This study used International SCI Data Sets to assess pain and quality of life (QoL) in adults with chronic SCI. The study found a high prevalence of complex and persistent pain symptoms in individual...
KEY FINDING: Most participants with SCI reported having multiple types and locations of pain, despite receiving treatment for pain.
African Journal of Disability, 2019 • June 11, 2019
This research study was conducted in order to determine the associations between health behaviour, SHCs and QOL in people with SCI (PWSCI). Participating in health-benefiting behaviour can reduce the ...
KEY FINDING: Participation in health-benefiting behavior was associated with increased QOL (r = 0.457, p < 0.01) and increased social support from family and friends (r = 0.425, p < 0.01).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • May 9, 2019
The study compared self-reported satisfaction with life, health, and well-being between individuals with non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction (NTSCD), traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), and the gen...
KEY FINDING: There were no significant differences in life satisfaction between NTSCD and TSCI groups, but both groups scored lower than the Australian non-disabled sample.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 2012 • April 1, 2012
This report provides aggregated data from more than 47,000 patients with traumatic spinal cord injury discharged from inpatient medical rehabilitation programs in the U.S. from 2002 through 2010. Admi...
KEY FINDING: Lengths of stay in rehabilitation decreased over the study period, but the efficiency of functional independence improvements remained stable or slightly increased.
Spinal Cord, 2012 • August 1, 2012
This systematic review aimed to identify changes in subjective quality of life (QoL) as one ages with a spinal cord injury (SCI). The review included 21 longitudinal studies, revealing that individual...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with relatively new SCI (≤5 years post-injury) have the potential to improve their overall QoL and various QoL domains, regardless of their chronologic age.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2011 • October 1, 2011
The study investigated the leisure activities of chronic SCI patients, focusing on physical activity, its extent, intensity, and associated satisfaction levels. The results indicated that while daily ...
KEY FINDING: Participants reported a daily mean of 3.13 hours of leisure time physical activity, but 3.8% reported no LTPA.
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2012 • February 1, 2012
The study found that patients within six months after SCI had a high rate and level of depression, with motor complete injuries significantly affecting depression, QOL, and stress. Married patients re...
KEY FINDING: Patients within six months after SCI injury had a higher rate of depression and a higher overall level of depression.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2012 • October 1, 2012
The study aimed to develop a comprehensive, patient-reported measure of physical functioning for individuals with SCI. The researchers created the Spinal Cord Injury – Functional Index (SCI-FI) throug...
KEY FINDING: A five-factor model of physical functioning (basic mobility, ambulation, wheelchair mobility, self-care, and fine motor skills) best describes the abilities of individuals with SCI.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study investigated the longitudinal relationship between wheelchair exercise capacity and life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury from the start of active inpatient rehabilitation up...
KEY FINDING: An increase of POpeak with 10 W was associated with a 0.3-point increase of life satisfaction
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2012 • September 1, 2012
The study developed prediction models using acute clinical and radiologic data, obtained within the first three days after injury, to predict long term functional outcome after traumatic spinal cord i...
KEY FINDING: Better functional status was predicted by a less severe initial ASIA Impairment Scale grade.