ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2011
The SCIRehab project: treatment time spent in SCI rehabilitation. Inpatient treatment time across disciplines in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
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- The role of specialist units to provide focused care and complication avoidance following traumatic spinal cord injury: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2016Pooled it
- Physical therapy after spinal cord injury: a systematic review of treatments focused on participation.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2014Pooled it
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- Exoskeletal-Assisted Walking During Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Enhances Recovery for Persons with Spinal Cord Injury-A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of neurotrauma · 2024Trial
- Co-development of a physiotherapist-delivered physical activity intervention for adults with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of intense, activity-based physical therapy for individuals with spinal cord injury in promoting motor and sensory recovery: is olfactory mucosa autograft a factor?The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2013Trial
- Association of Daily Activity Regularity With Functional Recovery in Patients With Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective Actigraphy Study.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2026Article
- Cost-effectiveness of (sub)acute rehabilitation services for spinal cord injury: a retrospective cohort analysis.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2026Article
- A pilot randomised controlled trial of the Spinal Cord Injury and You (SCI&U) online peer health coaching self-management program.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Current status and future prospects of brain-computer interfaces in the field of neurological disease rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Effective and Efficient Rehabilitation. What Works Best for Persons With SCI During (Sub)Acute Phase of Rehabilitation?Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- What Is the Optimal Length of Stay for Effective Inpatient Neurorehabilitation? A Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Interaction between injury severity and rehabilitation intervention on independence in activities of daily living in persons with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2025Observational
- Predicting inpatient rehabilitation length of stay for adults with traumatic spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2025Article
- Utilization and features of rehabilitation and health services for persons with spinal cord injury.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Observational
- Needs Assessment of Self-Management for Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury/Disease.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2024Article
- Clinical Delivery of Overground Exoskeleton Gait Training in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury Across the Continuum of Care: A Retrospective Analysis.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Inpatient rehabilitation patients are more active during rehabilitation times and days than non-rehabilitation times and days: An observational study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2023Article
- Pharmacological management of acute spinal cord injury: a longitudinal multi-cohort observational study.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- A Scoping Review of the Characteristics of Activity-based Therapy Interventions Across the Continuum of Care for People Living With Spinal Cord Injury or Disease.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2022Article
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Abstract
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objectiveLength of stay (LOS) for rehabilitation treatment after spinal cord injury (SCI) has been documented extensively. However, there is almost no published research on the nature, extent, or intensity of the various treatments patients receive during their stay. This study aims at providing such information on a large sample of patients treated by specialty rehabilitation inpatient programs.
methodsSix hundred patients with traumatic SCI admitted to six rehabilitation centers were enrolled. Time spent on various therapeutic activities was documented by each rehabilitation clinician after each patient encounter. Patients were grouped by neurologic level and completeness of injury. Total time spent by each rehabilitation discipline over a patient's stay and total minutes of treatment per week were calculated. Ordinary least squares stepwise regression models were used to identify patient and injury characteristics associated with time spent in rehabilitation treatment overall and within each discipline.
resultsAverage LOS was 55 days (standard deviation 37), during which 180 (106) hours of treatment were received, or 24 (5) hours per week. Extensive variation was found in the amount of treatment received, between and within neurologic groups. Total hours of treatment provided throughout a patient's stay were primarily determined by LOS, which in turn was primarily predicted by medical acuity. Variation in minutes per week of treatment delivered by individual disciplines was predicted poorly by patient and injury characteristics.
conclusionsVariations between and within SCI rehabilitation patient groups in LOS, minutes of treatment per week overall, and for each rehabilitation discipline are large. Variation in treatment intensity was not well explained by patient and injury characteristics. In accordance with practice-based evidence methodology, the next step in the SCIRehab study will be to determine which treatment interventions are related with positive outcomes (at 1 year post injury), after controlling for patient and injury differences.
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