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Study examined the effect of obesity on change in self-care and mobility ratings and community discharge for patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were analyzed for 1,524 patients with a new traumatic SCI discharged from Model Systems rehabilitation centers between October 2006 and October 2009. The primary ...

Study examined differences in rehabilitation outcomes for older patients with a nontraumatic spinal cord injury (NT-SCI) for 5 etiologic diagnoses: degenerative spinal disease (DSD), malignant spinal tumor, benign spinal tumor, vascular ischemia, and spinal abscess. Data were obtained from a total of 1,780 Medicare beneficiaries (65 to 74 years ...

This study identified trends in the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of aged Medicare patients with a new traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) discharged from inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) in the United States during the years 2002 through 2005. A secondary analysis of Medicare claims and assessment data ...

Study determined the prevalence and demographic characteristics associated with cell telephone ownership and investigated whether cell telephone ownership has a positive relationship with social integration among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Demographic and clinical data were obtained for 7,696 people with traumatic SCI who were entered into the ...

Study examined the number of full-time wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries (SCI) who felt they could evacuate from various locations and have a plan for evacuation. Data were obtained from 487 subjects from 6 SCI Model System centers who use a wheelchair more than 40 hours a week. ...

Study examined the association of race and cultural factors with quality-of-life factors (participation, life satisfaction, perceived health status) in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected from 275 people with SCI at 6 national SCI Model Systems centers who completed measures of: (1) participation (Craig Handicap Assessment ...

Article discusses future directions in spinal cord injury (SCI) from a perspective of biomedical, psychosocial, and technological research. This discussion is based both on recent developments from various fields of knowledge and, more specifically, on SCI Model Systems’ research contributions to medical rehabilitation. Biomedical research includes: (1) the process ...

Study investigated the safety, feasibility, validity, and the intrarater and interrater reliability of the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI), a newly developed outcome measure to assess the quality of transfers performed by full-time wheelchair users. Testing was performed at the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games in Spokane, Washington, and involved ...

Article discusses a new video that explains how smoking makes it more difficult to prevent secondary medical complications for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). The video, "Smoking's Effects on Secondary Complications of Spinal Cord Injury", can be viewed and downloaded at no cost by visiting: www.spinalcord.uab.edu/smoking . The web ...

This consumer guide explains bladder management options for people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The publication, which is the companion book to the clinical practice guideline, “Bladder Management for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury”, provides an overview of the urinary tract system, discusses common bladder issues and concerns, bladder-emptying ...

Article presents a post hoc analysis of a Phase 2, randomized controlled cellular therapy trial in acute, complete spinal cord injury (SCI). It describes challenges unique to this study, proposes potential strategies to overcome these challenges, and reviews subject recruitment and demographics. Subjects were recruited to one of six ...

Study assessed the validity and reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure (SCIM III) in measuring functional ability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Functional ability was measured with the SCIM III during the first week of admittance into inpatient acute rehabilitation and within one week of discharge from ...

Article describes how patient feedback in medical rehabilitation can guide item bank development so that more sensitive outcome measures can be developed. The authors present a comprehensive method for approaching qualitative data and developing targeted item banks for computerized adaptive testing (CAT) applications that can be used for individuals ...

Study investigated the patterns, predictors, and benefits associated with driving a modified vehicle for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Data on driving, employment, and community reintegration post-SCI were drawn from the National Model SCI Systems Database for 3,726 people with SCI at 16 Model SCI Systems throughout the ...

Study examined the amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and post-discharge settings during the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were obtained from 493 patients with traumatic SCI admitted to 6 rehabilitation centers participating in the SCIRehab study. Inpatient data were collected prospectively by ...

Study examined the time spent on rehabilitation treatments for patients treated by specialty rehabilitation inpatient programs. Data were collected from 600 patients with traumatic SCI admitted to six rehabilitation centers during the first year of enrollment in the SCIRehab project. Time spent on various therapeutic activities was documented by ...

Study examined the amount of time spent on specific therapeutic recreation (TR) activities during inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord injury (SCI). Data were collected from 600 patients with traumatic SCI admitted to six rehabilitation centers during the first year of enrollment in the SCIRehab project. Certified therapeutic recreation specialists ...

This commentary provides an overview of the SCIRehab Project, designed to identify which of the many spinal cord injury (SCI) inpatient rehabilitation interventions are associated most strongly with positive outcomes at 1 year post-injury. Discussion focuses on the second phase of SCIRehab, which involves the analysis of treatment provided ...

Study determined the nature and distribution of activities during physical therapy (PT) delivered in inpatient spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation and identified predictors (patient and injury characteristics) of the amount of time spent in PT for specific treatment activities. Data were collected from 600 patients from six inpatient SCI ...