"Be ready to learn": a qualitative study of the patient perspective of falls and fall prevention following discharge from a spinal injuries unit - Marshall K, Patterson F, Fleming J, Gustafsson L, Atresh S.
PURPOSE: Falls following a spinal cord injury (SCI) can have physical and psychological consequences, although some risk of falls may be acceptable to enable participation in meaningful activity. The study aimed to explore the patients' perspective of fall... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Prevalence, severity, and self-management of depressive mood among community-dwelling people with spinal cord injury in Nepal - Baniya M, Kitrungrote L, Damkliang J.
BACKGROUND: Depression is a common psychological condition after spinal cord injury. There are increased incidences of self-harm, suicidal behavior, and lower quality of life among people with spinal cord injury and depression. However, self-management of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Exclusive: For the First Time, New Tech Enables Paralyzed Man To Move and Feel Again
A cluster of researchers surround 45-year-old Keith Thomas, their eyes fixed on his right hand. “Open, open, open,” they urge, cheering when his fingers flutter out to mirror an image on a computer screen and again when they begin to curl back inward.
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Thomas, who was paralyzed from the chest down after a diving accident in July 2020, is able to move his hand again thanks to a cutting-edge clinical trial led by researchers from Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research in New York. Chad Bouton, a bioengineer at the Feinstein Institutes who...
Source: TIME: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized feature healthscienceclimate Innovation TIME 2030 Source Type: news
In-hospital mortality rate in subaxial cervical spinal cord injury patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Sadeghi-Naini M, Yousefifard M, Ghodsi Z, Azarhomayoun A, Kermanian F, Golpayegani M, Alizadeh SD, Hosseini M, Shokraneh F, Komlakh K, Vaccaro AR, Jiang F, Fehlings MG, Rahimi-Movaghar V.
PURPOSE: To determine existing trends concerning in-hospital mortality in patients with traumatic subaxial cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) over the last four decades. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE to assess the role of the following fac... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Research priorities to enhance life for people with spinal cord injury: a Swedish priority setting partnership - Melin J, Axwalter E, Åhrén G, Sunnerhagen KS, Lundgren-Nilsson, Wangdell J.
STUDY DESIGN: Mixed-method consensus development project. OBJECTIVE: To identify the top ten research priorities for spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING: Nationwide in Sweden in 2021-22. METHODS: The PSP process proposed by the James Lind All... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Cell Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury Cell Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury
This comprehensive review summarizes current research into cell-based therapies for spinal cord injuries. What cell-type holds the most potential?Brain (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Depression phenotypes in spinal cord injury and impact on post-injury healthcare utilization and cost: analysis using a large claim database - Wilkinson RL, Isakov RV, Anele UA, Castillo C, Herrity A, Sharma M, Wang D, Boakye M, Ugiliweneza B.
This study aimed to use an International Classification of Disease (ICD) and prescription drug... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Identifying priorities for balance interventions through a participatory co-design approach with end-users - Benn NL, Jervis-Rademeyer H, Benson K, Chan K, Lee JW, Inness EL, Wolfe DL, Alizadeh-Meghrazi M, Masani K, Musselman KE.
BACKGROUND: Most individuals living with spinal cord injuries/diseases (SCI/D) or stroke experience at least one fall each year; hence, the development of interventions and technologies that target balance control is needed. The purpose of this study was t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
A single dermatome clinical prediction rule for independent walking one year after spinal cord injury - Smith AC, Draganich C, Thornton WA, Berliner JC, Lennarson PJ, Rejc E, Sevigny M, Charlifue S, Tefertiller C, Weber KA.
OBJECTIVE: To derive and validate a simple, accurate CPR to predict future independent walking ability after SCI at the bedside that does not rely on motor scores and is predictive for those initially classified in the middle of the SCI severity spectrum. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Confirmed: Spinal Cord Injury Can Suppress Immune Function
(MedPage Today) -- Prior observations that patients suffering spinal cord injuries are prone to develop infections may now have an explanation.
Biomarkers of immune activity were depressed for at least 2 weeks following spinal cord injury (SCI... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - July 5, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Spinal Cord Injury Could Harm Immune System
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 -- A severe spinal cord injury is traumatic enough, but new research now shows that trauma can trigger an immune deficiency that puts patients at risk for developing life-threatening infections.
A new study from a team of... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 5, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Feasibility and acceptability of a remote, hands-free cognitive battery for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury - Barrios TA, Manley K, Dixon N, Schnur PS, Pilarski CR, Krause JS, Warschausky SA, Meade MA.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of testing the cognitive abilities of adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) via teleconference. RESEARCH DESIGN: Data were collected prospectively at two study sites from 75 adults ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Letter to the Editor regarding "Incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury worldwide: a systematic review, data integration, and update" - Finsterer J.
With interest we read the article by Jazayeri et al on a review aiming at calculating the world-wide incidence of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI)1 Strategic searching, reference checking, grey literature searching, contacting of registries, authors, an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Changes in distance between a wearable robotic exoskeleton user and four-wheeled walker during gait in level and slope conditions: implications for fall prevention systems - Tan K, Koyama S, Sakurai H, Kanada Y, Tanabe S.
When walking with wearable robotic exoskeletons (WRE) in people with spinal cord injury, the distance between the user and the walker is one of the most important perspectives for ensuring safety. The purpose of this study was to clarify the distance betwe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Lifestyle assessment in individuals with spinal cord injuries caused by accidents and disasters in qualitative studies published from 1990 to 2020: a meta-synthesis of qualitative study - Nazari S, Moradi M, Danyali Z, Ahmadi Marzaleh M, Hadi V, Hadi S.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: As a debilitating disorder, spinal cord injuries (SCIs) can bring about a range of physical, psychological, and social consequences in individuals and even have effects on their lifestyle indicators. The present study was thus to refle... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
