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ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2025

All day in bed, all night in the wheelchair: Unmet attendant care needs of people with spinal cord injury.

James S Krause, Philip A Edles, Jon Laursen-Roesler, Melinda Jarnecke

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James S KrauseCollege of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8129-5389
Philip A EdlesCollege of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Jon Laursen-RoeslerPublic Health Programs, Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
Melinda JarneckeCollege of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

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Abstract

contextHaving dependable attendant care is essential to the health and well-being of those most severely impacted by a spinal cord injury (SCI). Our objective was to identify how often people with SCI who require assistance for transfers either spend a full day in bed or all night in a wheelchair because they do not have paid or unpaid assistance.

findingsOf the 918 respondents, 319 (34.7%) indicated they needed someone's help for basic activities of daily living and 229 (24.9%) relied on someone's assistance for wheelchair-to-bed transfers. Nearly a quarter of participants (22.2%) reported staying in bed all day for at least one once on during the past year, with a median of 10 times among those with at least one day. Men reported a higher rate than women (25.6%, 13.6%) and nonwhites-Hispanics (33.3%) reported a higher percentage than non-Hispanic whites (18.6%). Just over one in every 20 participants (5.3%) reported staying in the wheelchair at least one night because they did not have attendant care, with a median of 2.5 times among those with at least one night. Over one in 10 (11.7%) nonwhites and Hispanics reported at least one overnight in the wheelchair compared with only (3.1%) for non-Hispanic whites. CONCLUSION/CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Staying in bed all day and staying in the chair all night due to lack of attendant care represents a breakdown in the attendant care system and a threat to the well-being of those with SCI, particularly nonwhites and Hispanics, and men.

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Health Services Needs and DemandSpinal Cord InjuriesWheelchairsActivities of Daily LivingAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultActivities of daily livingCaregiversSpinal cord injuries

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PMCPMC12047189

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