SCI Publications

Study compared long-term functional outcome trajectories of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who survive with those who expire more than 5 years after injury, using individual growth curve analysis. Data on the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E) and Disability Rating Scale (DRS) were obtained for individuals 16 years and older ...

Article provides a worksheet to help people with spinal cord injury identify challenges they face when trying to prevent pressure ulcers and work with their health care providers to address those challenges. Instructions and links to more information about preventing pressure ulcers are also included. ...

Article presents a counter-commentary to the commentary (see accession number J68562) about their original article (accession number J68561) addressing the mechanical reliability of power wheelchairs (PWCs). The commentary concludes that producing a strong study that compares PWCs will be difficult and of limited value, but offers no call for better, ...

Study presents yearly aggregated summaries of rehabilitation outcomes at admission, discharge, and follow-up from a national sample of patients receiving inpatient medical rehabilitation for stroke, traumatic brain injury, lower-extremity fracture, lower-extremity joint replacement, traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), or debility. Data were obtained from more than 300 inpatient rehabilitation ...

Study examined the mediating effects of depressive symptoms on the relationships among employment, grief, depression treatment, and participation enfranchisement after spinal cord injury (SCI). It also examined the moderating role of demographic and injury characteristics, including sex, race, marital status, education, and injury level, and completeness on these relationships. Participation ...

Article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury-Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) item bank and computer adaptive test (CAT) to assess the effects of stigma on health-related quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The project included grounded-theory based qualitative item development methods, ...

Study examined the relationship between the type of mobility devices used and social participation in wheelchairs users who have spinal cord injuries (SCI). It was hypothesized that using wheelchairs with external power and driving a modified vehicle (MV), with or without driving in a wheelchair, facilitates social participation for ...

Study examined the relationship between the type of mobility devices used and social participation in wheelchairs users who have spinal cord injuries (SCI). It was hypothesized that using wheelchairs with external power and driving a modified vehicle (MV), with or without driving in a wheelchair, facilitates social participation for ...

Study investigated the independent contributions of pain intensity and pain interference to depression in individuals undergoing acute inpatient rehabilitation for traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Participants completed a survey that included measures of depression, pain intensity, and pain interference (in the domains of general activity, mood, mobility, relations with ...

Article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury - Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Resilience item bank and short form. Using a mixed-methods design, a resilience item bank was develop and tested through the use of focus groups with individuals with SCI and clinicians with expertise ...

Article describes the development and calibration of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Quality of Life (SCI-QOL), a patient-reported outcomes measurement system for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Specifically, the authors detail the methods and results of the five phases of the SCI-QOL development: (1) domain/subdomain selection, (2) item ...

Article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Spinal Cord Injury – Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) Positive Affect and Well-Being (PAWB) item bank and short form. Qualitative feedback from patient and provider focus groups was used to expand on the Neurological Disorders and Quality of Life (Neuro-QOL) positive affect ...

Article discusses the development, utilization, and sustainability of the Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD), a free, web-based searchable database of standardized instruments that was designed to support knowledge translation. It helps clinicians select valid and sensitive instruments for screening patients, monitoring progress, and assessing rehabilitation outcomes. The RMD was developed ...