Browse the latest research summaries in the field of telehealth & digital health for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • January 1, 2011
This study investigated the association between seeking oral health information online and oral health knowledge and behaviors among adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found a significant...
KEY FINDING: About 12% of the respondents searched oral health information online in the past 12 months.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This study investigated the views of individuals with SCI on the use of wearable cameras to track functional progress and outcomes in the community after SCI, both in research and in clinical practice...
KEY FINDING: Participants expressed relatively low concern regarding privacy when clinicians or researchers used first-person video, especially when only automatically extracted metrics were stored.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • June 29, 2017
This pilot study investigated the feasibility and efficacy of using telehealth video conferencing to monitor home-based NMES-RT in individuals with chronic SCI. The results showed that telehealth moni...
KEY FINDING: Telehealth monitoring of NMES-RT is safe and feasible for individuals with chronic SCI.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2017 • July 1, 2017
This study explored the use of MyPHR, a personal health record tailored for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), as a tool for health self-management and care coordination. The key findings high...
KEY FINDING: Participants successfully captured various health data in their MyPHRs from providers, pharmacies, and activity trackers, demonstrating the potential for personalized healthcare after SCI.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • June 30, 2018
This study investigated the feasibility, utility, and patient satisfaction of using telemedicine (TM) via iPads for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results showed positive feedback from...
KEY FINDING: Telemedicine visits covered a variety of clinical topics, including general follow-ups, multiple issues, skin problems, and bowel and bladder issues.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2019 • September 1, 2019
This study evaluated the use of tablet computers, online content management platform, and video conferencing for delivery of a peer-supported, spinal cord injury self-management intervention. The stud...
KEY FINDING: Participants were receptive and satisfied with the iPad and iTunes U platform and the video chat experience.
Trials, 2019 • January 8, 2019
This research project consists of an epidemiological analysis, called study 1, and a randomized controlled pilot trial (RCT), called study 2. In study 1, the aim is to analyze the epidemiology of pers...
KEY FINDING: Epidemiological knowledge of persons with SCI and PUs will provide insight of this complication
Neural Regen Res, 2019 • May 1, 2019
This study investigated the dynamic changes of intramedullary pressure (IMP) in the 72 hours following spinal cord injury (SCI) in rabbits using telemetry systems to understand the pathological mechan...
KEY FINDING: Intramedullary pressure changes dynamically in three stages after spinal cord injury: steep rise (1-7 hours), steady rise (8-38 hours), and descending (39-72 hours).
JMIR Formative Research, 2019 • April 25, 2019
To meet the long-term, highly diverse, and changing self-management support needs of PwCCDs, we developed the adaptive mHealth system (iMHere 2.0), which consists of cross-platform client and caregive...
KEY FINDING: The usability of this mHealth app was high; in other words, these 81 participants believed that the mHealth app was easy to learn and comfortable to use, and they were satisfied with the features provided by this mHealth app.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • June 5, 2019
The study presents a robot-assisted telerehabilitation system that allows therapists to feel the patient’s limitations over a distance using two arm therapy robots. Fifteen therapists tested the "Beam...
KEY FINDING: Therapists found the “Beam-Me-In” strategy to be a useful medium for evaluating a patient’s progress over time.