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Lecture on the definition and measurement of success after spinal cord injury (SCI), delivered at a 1996 meeting of the American Paraplegia Society. Discusses definitions in terms of the World Health Organization (WHO) Model of Disablement and in terms of subjective well-being. Discusses measurements of impairment, disability, handicap, subjective ...

Describes the World Health Organization (WHO) model for describing the consequences of disability, the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH). Examines how the ICIDH can be used as a basis for medical rehabilitation outcomes research.

Article on survey research as a technique for studying rehabilitation outcomes. The value of survey research is defended, methods are discussed, and examples are given of successful survey research efforts related to rehabilitation outcomes.

Article describes the development and testing of questionnaire designed to assess environmental barriers encountered by people with and without disabilities. Disability experts developed items for the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF) to measure the frequency and magnitude of environmental barriers reported by individuals. Factor analysis yielded 5 ...

Study examined the effects of 4 of the most commonly prescribed seat cushions on the transmission of whole-body vibrations during manual wheelchair propulsion. Participants were asked to propel their wheelchair over a simulated activities-of-daily-living obstacle course while acceleration and force data were recorded. The course included small, medium, and ...

Chapter provides teachers with explicit instructions and examples for working with students with low-incidence disabilities, including mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, sensory impairment, and significant orthopedic and other health impairments. The text describes the basic characteristics associated with each type of disability, presents instructional techniques and other strategies to ...

Article focuses on the epidemiology of aging, the economics of aging, informal and formal social support systems, ageism and societal issues, and care and treatment settings. This article is part of the study guide on geriatric rehabilitation in the Self-Directed Physiatric Education program for practitioners and trainees in physical ...

Review of the literature on pressure ulcer development and clinical management. The following topics are discussed: 1) etiologic factors; 2) persons at risk for pressure ulcer development; 3) systems for the description/classification of pressure ulcers; 4) pathologic tissue changes; 5) complications; 6) medical management; 7) treatment of the ulcer; ...

Article reviews research regarding demographics, occupational characteristics, workplace accommodations, quality of life, physical functioning, and other variables that affect return to work for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Demographic variables that affect return to work include age at injury onset, chronological age, gender, education, ethnicity, marital status, and ...

Article describes the case of a 56-year-old man with acute onset motor-complete tetraplegia caused by cervical spondylotic myelopathy. The subject developed tetraplegia during a 1-hour nap, with no volitional control of his upper or lower limbs, impaired sensation below the clavicles, and increased muscle tone. Magnetic resonance imaging of ...

Study examined the effectiveness of a comprehensive and integrated wellness program for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Forty-three adults with SCI were randomly assigned to either intervention or control groups. The intervention consisted of six 4-hour workshops over a 3-month period, focusing on physical activity, nutrition, lifestyle management, ...

Article describing a conceptual framework for assessing individual psychological empowerment in rehabilitation outcome research. The article reviews recent examples of empirical studies of empowerment in the rehabilitation literature, and discusses empowerment theory before presenting its general framework for the construct of psychological empowerment. The authors argue that psychological empowerment ...

Retrospective study examines data from 401 motor vehicle crashes (MVC) in Michigan (1985-1991) to determine whether alcohol-intoxicated MVC fatalities with central nervous system injuries (CNSI) were more likely to die in the immediate postinjury period than victims with CNSI who were sober. Medical examiner records were reviewed for age, ...

Article highlights the role of alcohol use in trauma. Clinical studies that explore the effects of acute and chronic alcohol use on the response to injury are discussed. Potential mechanisms, both physiologic and cellular, by which alcohol may enhance injury are reviewed. Advances in the identification of alcohol abuse ...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To investigate the metric properties, relative efficiency, sensitivity and specificity, and positive predictive value of a short form of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) that may be used as a screening test for depression. METHODS: Data from the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center Database containing 3,652 records ...

OBJECTIVE: In evaluating the pediatric cervical spine for injury, the use of adult protocols without sufficient sensitivity to pediatric injury patterns may lead to excessive radiation doses. Data on injury location and means of detection can inform pediatric specific guideline development.METHODS: We retrospectively identified pediatric patients with codes from the ...

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BACKGROUND: Treadmill training with bodyweight support and manual assistance improves walking ability of patients with neurological injury. The purpose of this study was to determine how manual assistance changes muscle activation and kinematic patterns during treadmill training in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. METHODS: We tested six volunteers ...

Using a cross-sectional design, this research aimed to assess whether a three-factor model of Positive Reappraisal, Escape-Avoidance, and Seeking Social Support based on the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ) appropriately depicts coping within a sample of women with spinal cord injury (SCI). Forty-four community-dwelling women with spinal cord injury ...