SCI Publications

Pair of studies examining relationships between personality disorder characteristics, pressure sores, and emotional adjustment among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The first study examined rates of personality disorder characteristics (impulsivity, poor social judgement, interpersonal turmoil, and maladaptive coping strategies) in individuals recovering from surgery for severe pressure sores and ...

Article reviewing and evaluating measures used to screen for depression in disability outcomes research. The review focuses on the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies - Depression scale (CES-D). Other screening measures examined include the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Depression ...

Provides an overview of major federal funding sources for supported employment programs. Sources described include: (1) Title I of the Rehabilitation Act, (2) Title VI of the Rehabilitation Act, (3) Developmental Disabilities funds, (4) Title XIX of the Social Security Act, (5) the Ticket to Work and Work Incentive ...

Study examining quality of life (QOL) and work satisfaction of 109 employed and unemployed individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected using an employment satisfaction survey. It was found that most of the employed respondents wished to changes jobs or some aspect of their jobs such as ...

Article briefly introducing consumers to research on spinal cord injury (SCI) now being conducted at Model SCI Care Systems and collected at the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center (NSCISC). Includes contact information for Model Systems that are conducting research and may be seeking consumer participants or advisors. ...

Article examining the clinical competency of medical school residents by comparing their results on the written board certification examination and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Discusses the OSCE testing method and the need for quality clinical training and evaluation.

Article on orgasm in women with spinal cord injury (SCI). Summarizes the results of 2 studies concerning the ability of women with SCI to achieve orgasm, including the percentage who reported that they could achieve orgasm, regions of stimulation, and autonomic dysreflexia following orgasm.

Article analyzing trends in the medical care of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), based on records of the federally-designated Model Spinal Cord Injury Systems. The article first discusses the history of data collection by the Model SCI Systems, then discusses trends related to acute SCI management, clinical outcomes, ...

Study of the perceived sexual health needs of newly injured persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data are from a survey of 42 newly injured persons just prior to discharge from a model SCI center's inpatient rehabilitation program. Results suggest that inpatients underestimate the impact SCI may have on ...

Study of the degree to which current age, duration of injury, and neurological status affect the frequency of secondary health and psychosocial conditions in persons with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI), using both longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis. Data were collected from 439 individuals with SCI, initially at their 5th, ...

Study examining the frequency of common medical complications during acute rehabilitation in persons with new spinal cord injury (SCI), based on analysis of data on 1,649 new entries from 1996 through mid-1998 into the National SCI Statistical Center (NSCISC) database. Conditions examined included pressure ulcers, autonomic dysreflexia, deep vein ...

Study examines the effects of age on neurologic and functional outcome, hospitalization length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges after spinal cord injury (SCI). Two thousand one hundred sixty-nine consecutive patients with paraplegia were assessed in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation. Outcome measures included the American Spinal Cord Injury ...

Study examines the relationship between age, functional outcome, hospital length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges after spinal cord injury (SCI). Two thousand ninety-nine consecutive patients with tetraplegia were assessed in acute care and inpatient rehabilitation. Age differences were examined by separating the sample into 11 age categories and ...

Article discusses issues involved in determining the ability of an individual with spinal cord injury (SCI) to return to work and his or her degree of impairment and disability. The determination of impairment and disability can be accomplished by general categorization of an individual's neurological and functional level. Secondary ...

Study of the frequency and severity of upper extremity pain in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), and its association with functional activities. Types of treatments received by patients with SCI for upper extremity pain and the benefits of these treatments were also identified. Data are from 130 responses ...

Case control study identifies and quantifies factors associated with discharge to a nursing home from a cohort of 16,633 consecutively discharged patients with spinal cord injuries between 1973 and 1996. Overall, 4.3% of patients were discharged to a nursing home. Factors that were significantly associated (p<.0001 with="" placement="" were="" age="" ...

Study identifying and quantifying trends in mortality and causes of death among persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected for a cohort of 28,239 consecutive persons admitted to a model SCI system or a Shriner's Hospital within 1 year of injury. Findings suggest that mortality rates after the ...