SCI Publications

Article on the definition and measurement of community integration, with a focus on potential applications in research on persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Different ways of conceptualizing and operationalizing community integration are discussed, along with related concepts such as handicap, instrumental activities of daily living (IADL's), independent living, ...

Study to determine if the motor ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) can be reliably estimated using a subset of the 13 Functional Independence Measure (FIM) items. FIM item subsets of 5, 6, or 7 items were generated using each of 5 strategies, and motor ability estimates ...

Article summarizing current knowledge about the likelihood of functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI), including recovery of the ability to walk and to perform activities of daily living (ADL) and self care, with discussion of the significance of SCI lesion level.

Article about good nutrition as a means of weight control for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). The article suggests that the key to good nutrition is finding a method that works for you as an individual. Examples are given of methods followed by different individuals with SCI.

Study comparing pre-injury patterns of alcohol and illicit drug use among rehabilitation patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), matched for age, sex, race, and mechanism of injury. Data are from 52 patients in an urban rehabilitation center designated as a model system of care ...

Study examining clinical and nonclinical aspects of depression and subjective well-being (SWB) among a sample of Native Americans with spinal cord injury (SCI), including factors associated with depression and SWB. Data are from a health-related interview (with measures of depression and SWB) completed via telephone or mail by 97 ...

Study of health behaviors and health outcomes among a sample of Native American men with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data are from telephone interviews or mail surveys of 76 Native American men with traumatic SCI at least 1 year in duration. Comparisons were made to Native American men without ...

Study describing the relationship of multiple biographical, injury-related, and educational factors to employment outcomes after spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected from 3,756 persons with SCI through 18 model SCI systems. Logistic regression analysis revealed significant effects of a number of factors, including race-ethnicity, violent etiology, sex, and ...

Study of neurological recovery based on data from the Model Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Systems concerning 3,585 individuals with traumatic SCI admitted between 1988 and 1997. The study examined changes in neurological impairment category; differences between neurological, sensory, and motor levels; changes in Frankel grade and AIS grade; and ...

Study comparing outcomes of inpatient rehabilitation for persons with neoplastic spinal cord compression (SCC) and traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Outcome measures were examined for 29 SCC and 29 SCI patients matched for age, level of injury, and impairment classification. Measures examined included length of stay (LOS), Functional Independence ...