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The study looked at how cognition (the ability to understand and process information) relates to the functional recovery and time spent in hospital for patients in special burn recovery facilities, called inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs). Researchers in the study used an evaluation called the Functional Independence ...
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Researchers were interested in the effectiveness of an intervention that increased the rate of return to work among burn survivors. The study looked at a group of interventions that sought to return employees who had been injured on the job back to work within 90 days ...
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This study attempted to answer three questions: 1. How many people admitted to a rehabilitation hospital for management of burn injury had difficulties with memory, attention, and/or problem solving (cognitivecommunication skills); 2. What medical and social factors might result in continued difficulty with memory, attention, or ...
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The researchers identified a need for the development of a measurement tool to determine the social impact of burn injury. They created a pool of questions that specifically captures the social aspects of recovery, since current questionnaires tend to focus on physical recovery. The items measure ...
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This project aimed to gain a better understanding about how well people re-integrate into society and social activities after burn injury. Understanding the social lives of burn survivors is important for improving burn survivors’ quality of life. This research asked burn victims to help develop a ...
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Spontaneous and unpredictable recovery can sometimes occur after acute cervical traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI). Because of this, baseline measures to predict neurologic recovery are often inaccurate. The aim of this study is to assess data from patients with acute cervical tSCIs to measure whether different ...
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Fatigue is a common symptom after a burn injury. The goal of this study was to determine how often adult burn survivors experienced fatigue and how severe their symptoms were. It also attempted to identify burn survivors who were most likely to be fatigued at 6, ...
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This study describes clinicians’ experiences using robotic exoskeletons in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. These experiences include their perceptions on the benefits and risks of using robotic exoskeletons, training strategies, and developments that can enhance clinical utility.
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The four SCI model system centers ...
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Interactive video games have the potential to play a positive role in the rehabilitation of burn patients. This study attempts to determine the feasibility of a set of Jintronix games, which combines therapy specific software and interactive gaming as a form of coaching for adult burn ...
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Though amputations following a burn injury are uncommon, they affect one’s ability to find employment after injury. This study looks at and compares patient injury characteristics, quality of life, and employment status for those with and without amputation following a burn injury.
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When it comes to reports on outcomes after a burn injury, most focus on quality of life shortly after the injury. This study aims to determine whether quality of life is still a concern ten years after injury. To do this, the study reports findings from ...
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Although there are many risk factors that influence long-term outcomes after burn injury, many of these risk factors have yet to be identified. This study examines whether hospital-acquired complications (HACs) are a risk factor that affect patient-reported quality of life in adult burn survivors.
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This study examines whether there is a link between spiritual well-being, demographic characteristics, quality of life and depressive symptoms following spinal cord injury (SCI). Specifically, this study looks at to what extent spiritual well-being has on quality life and depressed mood, and if meaning-focused spirituality has ...
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Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can be divided into two categories: 1) blunt spinal cord injury (BSCI) and 2) penetrating spinal cord injury (PSCI). The aim of this study was to compare BSCI and PSCI trauma to describe differences in the long-term functional and neurological outcomes for ...
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Joint contractures are a major cause of morbitiy and functional limitations for individuals with burn injury. This study examines the frequency and severity of joint contractures in a large population of individuals with burn injury.
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Nearly one third of the study’s participants had ...
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For individuals with burn injury, social interactions are a crucial step for social recovery. This study aimed to determine what predicts social reintegration and recovery following burn injury.
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This study found that individuals with burn injury are less likely to engage in activities ...
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This study examined neurological and functional outcomes for individuals with penetrating spinal cord injuries (PSCI) following surgical and nonsurgical treatment. Researchers looked at both complete and incomplete spinal cord injury. A complete injury is one in which there is a total lack of sensation and movement ...
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The aim of this is study was to compare longterm outcomes for inviduals with electrical injuries and fire/flame injury with respect to life satisfaction, physical, mental functioning, and work status following burn injury.
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The study found that individuals with electrical injuries were more ...
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The aim of this study was to examine what role neighborhoods, race, and ethnicity play in obesity rates for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
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The study found Hispanics had the highest obesity rate than other racial groups. Non-Hispanic blacks and Hispanics tend ...
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This study aims to describe the frequency of scar-related morbidity over time as well as the long-term impact of burn scars on patient-reported functional, psychosocial, and reintegration outcome measures.
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Nearly all patients involved in this study had scarring, and reported additional symptoms and ...