Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2016 • May 1, 2016
SCI-FI functional ability levels provide clinicians and patients with score ranges that distinguish important functional abilities and assign clinical meaning to SCI-FI scores. Three distinct clusters...
KEY FINDING: Cluster analyses identified three distinct groups that represent low, mid-range and high SCI-FI functional ability levels.
Spinal Cord, 2014 • September 1, 2014
This study used individual growth curve (IGC) analysis on data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Database (NSCID) to understand functional independence changes over time for individuals with parapl...
KEY FINDING: The study generated non-linear individual level trajectories of recovery for Rasch Transformed Motor FIM™ scores that rise rapidly from inpatient rehabilitation admission to a plateau.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study examined the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including dyslipidemia (DYS), hypertension (HTN) and type II diabetes mellitus (DM) and adherence to treatment guidelin...
KEY FINDING: A significant percentage of individuals with dyslipidemia (14.7%), hypertension (14.3%), and diabetes mellitus (2.5%) were not receiving appropriate medication according to Canadian guidelines.
BMC Urology, 2014 • August 13, 2014
The study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) for treating patients with refractory neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) through a prospective,...
KEY FINDING: The primary outcome measure is the success of sacral neuromodulation, defined as at least a 50% improvement in key bladder diary variables compared to baseline.
Qualitative Health Research, 2014 • November 1, 2014
This qualitative study explored the experiences of assistive technology (AT) users and providers within the Navajo Nation. Focus groups were conducted to gather data on AT awareness, needs, use, satis...
KEY FINDING: AT users often feel misunderstood by society, government, insurers, and healthcare providers, leading to unmet needs and a lack of support.
Qual Life Res, 2016 • October 1, 2016
The University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale (UW-SES) was originally developed for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and spinal cord injury (SCI). This study evaluates the measurement invariance...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the UW-SES short form has scalar invariance across the four diagnostic subgroups (MD, MS, PPS, and SCI).
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2014 • August 1, 2014
This study aimed to determine the effect of combined cervical radiculopathy on the prognosis of patients with traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that a significant proportion...
KEY FINDING: Almost half (48.5%) of the cervical SCI patients also had cervical radiculopathy.
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2017 • April 1, 2017
The main finding and overarching theme is, “Falls challenge identity and self-image as normal”. Informants developed preventive strategies and justified concerns to protect their vulnerable bodies aga...
KEY FINDING: Falls interfere with the informants’ identities and self-images as normal, healthy, and well-functioning.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2016 • October 1, 2016
This study investigated the relationship between time-to-rehabilitation (TTR) following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and rehabilitation outcomes at discharge and 1-year post injury, hypothesizin...
KEY FINDING: A longer time-to-rehabilitation (TTR) was associated with a lower FIM motor score at discharge, indicating worse functional status.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • July 1, 2015
The study evaluated the reliability and validity of the CUE-T in individuals with chronic tetraplegia. The CUE-T demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability and good-excellent construct validity, c...
KEY FINDING: The CUE-T demonstrated excellent test-retest reliability, with high intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) for total, right, and left side scores.