Browse the latest research summaries in the field of research methodology & design for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2012 • January 1, 2012
The principles of spinal cord injury clinical trial programs are briefly reviewed as one example of the challenge faced by most human studies of neurologically directed therapeutic interventions, incl...
KEY FINDING: RCTs usually provide the strongest evidence for a treatment effect that most everyone will accept with a high degree of confidence.
BMJ Case Rep, 2013 • January 1, 2013
A 52-year-old man with cervical spondylosis sustained a hyperextension injury to the neck and subsequently developed central cord syndrome after 2 weeks. Owing to his spinal cord injury, an abdominal ...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord injury can mask the typical signs and symptoms of an acute abdomen, making diagnosis challenging.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2013 • September 1, 2013
The study developed a comprehensive item pool for assessing physical function within SSA disability programs, using literature review, expert input, and stakeholder interviews. Factor analysis identif...
KEY FINDING: The final item pool consisted of 139 items representing various physical activities.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 • March 1, 2013
The study compared life satisfaction and values among people with SCI in India, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka, finding Vietnamese participants reported higher life satisfaction. Demographic factors and livin...
KEY FINDING: People with SCI in Vietnam reported significantly higher general life satisfaction compared to those in India and Sri Lanka.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2013 • January 1, 2013
This case report describes a rare complication of suprapubic catheterization (SPC) where the catheter tip caused recurrent ureteral obstruction, leading to hydronephrosis and urosepsis in a patient wi...
KEY FINDING: The tip of the SPC caused recurrent obstruction of the right distal ureter, leading to hydronephrosis and urosepsis.
Int J Qualitative Stud Health Well-being, 2013 • August 23, 2013
The article discusses the importance of the interviewer's perception in grasping the experiences of others during an interview, going beyond simply eliciting data. It introduces the concept of self-tr...
KEY FINDING: The interviewer's perception is critical in understanding the interviewee's experiences beyond the spoken word, leading to richer, more abundant answers.
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.
Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2013 • June 7, 2013
The study evaluated the impact of environmental enrichment or impoverishment in mice three months after induction of chronic neuropathic pain. Environmental enrichment attenuated nerve injury-induced ...
KEY FINDING: Environmental enrichment attenuated nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity to mechanical and cold stimuli.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2013 • October 18, 2013
The study aimed to disentangle scale recalibration from anticipated adaptation in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) by comparing their predicted, recalled, and actual quality of life (QoL) rating...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI accurately predicted their future health states and recalled their previous health states using the TTO method.
BMJ Case Rep, 2013 • January 1, 2013
Hirayama disease, also known as monomelic amyotrophy or juvenile spinal muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremity features the impairment of the anterior horn cells of the distal cervical spinal ...
KEY FINDING: A 17-year-old boy with scoliosis presented with progressive muscle weakness and atrophy in his left upper limb over 6 months.