Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00984-9
Libak Abou, Oriol Martinez-Navarro, Anna Kratz
{"title":"Satisfaction with social roles and activities across mobility status among persons with spinal cord injury","authors":"Libak Abou, Oriol Martinez-Navarro, Anna Kratz","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00984-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00984-9","url":null,"abstract":"Cross-sectional study. To examine the differences in satisfaction with social roles and activities among ambulatory individuals, manual wheelchair users, and power wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). Community setting. Participants completed surveys of their demographics and clinical data as well as the Spinal Cord Injury – Quality of Life Satisfaction with Social Roles and Activities- Short Form. Participants’ mobility status was categorized into (1) ambulatory individuals, (2) independent manual wheelchair users, and (3) power wheelchair/scooter users. One-way ANOVA and ANCOVA were used, respectively, to examine unadjusted and adjusted differences in satisfaction with social roles and activities across mobility status. Adjustment covariates included age, sex, time since SCI, and SCI injury level. A total of 129 participants (mean age = 47.4 ± 13.6 years, 73% male) were included in the analyses. Unadjusted (F = 3.8, p = 0.03) and adjusted models (F = 3.4, p = 0.04) evidenced significant differences in satisfaction with social roles and activities according to mobility status. Pairwise Bonferroni Post-Hoc analysis indicated that manual wheelchair users were more satisfied with their social roles and activities when compared to ambulatory individuals (mean difference = 2.8, p < 0.05). Due to the current challenges associated with walking recovery after SCIs, clinicians may want to discuss the use of wheelchairs with individuals with limited walking ability when the goal is to improve participation and quality of life. Emphasizing alternative means of mobility may enhance satisfaction with social roles and activities.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"264-269"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140194548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00978-7
Jing Chen
{"title":"Correspondence to “Relationship between employment and quality of life and self-perceived health in people with spinal cord injury: an international comparative study based on the InSCI community survey”","authors":"Jing Chen","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00978-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00978-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"270-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140176545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-20DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00982-x
Karin Postma, Tijn van Diemen, Marcel W. M. Post, Janneke M. Stolwijk-Swüste, Rita J. G. van den Berg-Emons, Rutger Osterthun
{"title":"Correlates of physical activity in ambulatory people with spinal cord injury during the first year after inpatient rehabilitation","authors":"Karin Postma, Tijn van Diemen, Marcel W. M. Post, Janneke M. Stolwijk-Swüste, Rita J. G. van den Berg-Emons, Rutger Osterthun","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00982-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00982-x","url":null,"abstract":"Longitudinal cohort study. Examine the longitudinal association between mobility and level of physical activity (PA) and explore which other factors are also associated with level of PA in ambulatory people with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) during the first-year post-inpatient rehabilitation. Three SCI-specialized rehabilitation centers and the Dutch community. Forty-seven adults with recent SCI and ambulatory function were included. All had motor incomplete lesions, 49% had tetraplegia, and the mean age was 55 ± 13 years. Duration of accelerometry-based all-day PA and self-reported level of mobility, exertion of walking, pain, fatigue, depressive mood symptoms, fear of falling, exercise self-efficacy, and attitude toward PA were measured just before discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and 6 and 12 months after discharge. All data were longitudinally analyzed using generalized estimating equations analyses. Models were corrected for age, lesion level, and time since injury. Mobility was longitudinally associated with level of PA (beta: 4.5, P < 0.001, R2: 41%). In addition, lower levels of exertion of walking (beta: −5.6, P < 0.001), fear of falling (beta: −34.1, P < 0.001), and higher levels of exercise self-efficacy (beta: 2.3, P = 0.038) were associated with higher levels of PA. Exertion of walking and fear of falling were associated with level of PA independent of mobility. Mobility, exertion of walking, fear of falling, and exercise self-efficacy seem to be correlates of level of PA in ambulatory people with SCI during the first year after inpatient rehabilitation. Targeting these factors using an interdisciplinary approach may enhance levels of PA in this population.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"249-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140176544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00980-z
Tanya A. Barretto, Wolfram Tetzlaff, Judy Illes
{"title":"Ethics and accountability for clinical trials","authors":"Tanya A. Barretto, Wolfram Tetzlaff, Judy Illes","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00980-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00980-z","url":null,"abstract":"In May 2023, a disclaimer posted on ClinicalTrials.gov dismisses accountability for the accuracy of registered information. For spinal cord injury, inconsistencies in intervention classification, phase designation, and lack of study protocols and results threaten the integrity of the database and put users at risk. An investment in what the resource should be rather than what it is not will give it the authority commensurate with the requirements for its regulatory use and informed decision-making for prospective trial participants.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 4","pages":"192-194"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-024-00980-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140159016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-16DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00974-x
Anne M. Bryden, Brian Gran
{"title":"Seeking sufficient and appropriate care during the first year after spinal cord injury: a qualitative study","authors":"Anne M. Bryden, Brian Gran","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00974-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00974-x","url":null,"abstract":"Longitudinal qualitative study, based on a constructivist grounded theory and transformative approach. This study investigated experiences of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) while navigating rehabilitation, resources for recovery, and community reintegration during the first year after injury. An acute inpatient rehabilitation facility in the Midwest United States. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 individuals with newly-acquired SCI. Interviews were conducted approximately every other month for one year, beginning at acute inpatient rehabilitation. Data were analyzed and interpreted using a constructivist grounded theory approach and transformative paradigm, which examines power and social structures within and across institutions and gives voice to people at risk for marginalization. Participants experienced variable post-injury trajectories, with an average of four transitions within and across healthcare institutions in the first three months. Half of the cohort was discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Emergent themes included discharge (un)readiness; length of stay uncertainty and insurance impacts; challenges choosing a SNF including time-sensitive decisions; and early cessation of therapy in the SNF. Participants experienced resource navigation challenges such as communication/information access barriers and contending with many concerns at once. The experiences of this cohort reveal significant challenges to attaining sufficient and appropriate rehabilitation. Acute inpatient rehabilitation is a critical aspect of recovery, but does not ensure sufficient intervention for maximization of functional skills and community reintegration. Innovative rehabilitation models need to be developed for positive impacts on successful transition to independent living in the community.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"241-248"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41393-024-00974-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-15DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00976-9
Sven Hoekstra, Frank Ettema, Max van der Bijll, Vera van der Sterren, Ellen van Binsbergen, Ludwine van Orsouw, Wendy Achterberg, Hein Daanen, Thomas Janssen, Sonja de Groot
{"title":"The effect of breathing exercises and mindset with or without cold exposure on mental and physical health in persons with a spinal cord injury—a protocol for a three-arm randomised-controlled trial","authors":"Sven Hoekstra, Frank Ettema, Max van der Bijll, Vera van der Sterren, Ellen van Binsbergen, Ludwine van Orsouw, Wendy Achterberg, Hein Daanen, Thomas Janssen, Sonja de Groot","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00976-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00976-9","url":null,"abstract":"A three-arm randomized controlled trial. To investigate the effects of the Wim Hof Method (WHM), with (WHM-C) and without cold exposure (WHM-NC), on mental and physical health in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Rehabilitation centre (assessments and once-weekly intervention sessions) and home-based (daily intervention sessions). Sixty adults with chronic SCI will be randomised (1:1:1) to one of three groups: participants in the intervention groups (i.e., WHM-C and WHM-NC) will engage in a 7-week intervention, with one weekly practice session at the rehabilitation centre and a daily WHM session at home. WHM-NC will consist of breathing exercises and mindset, while participants in WHM-C will partake in breathing exercises, mindset and cold exposure. Participants allocated to usual care (UC) will not receive the WHM intervention. The primary outcome is mental health reported via the Mental Health Inventory (MHI)-5, while secondary outcomes include circulating inflammatory and metabolic marker concentration, pulmonary function, body composition, sleep quality, spasticity, chronic pain and psychological stress. Ethics approval has been obtained from the medical ethics committee of the Máxima Medical Centre (Veldhoven, the Netherlands; identifier: w22.069). If shown efficacious in improving mental health, as well as physical health, in persons with chronic SCI, the low cost and accessibility of the WHM allows it to be directly implemented in SCI rehabilitation. NCT05704322.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"237-240"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect on functional outcome of robotic assisted rehabilitation versus conventional rehabilitation in patients with complete spinal cord injury: a prospective comparative study","authors":"Chandra Kumar Khande, Vishal Verma, Anil Regmi, Syed Ifthekar, P. Venkata Sudhakar, Siddharth Shekhar Sethy, Pankaj Kandwal, Bhaskar Sarkar","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00970-1","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00970-1","url":null,"abstract":"Prospective Comparative Study. This study aims to compare the functional outcomes of Robotic-assisted rehabilitation by Lokomat system Vs. Conventional rehabilitation in participants with Dorsolumbar complete spinal cord injury (SCI). University level teaching hospital in a hilly state of northern India. 15 participants with Dorsolumbar SCI with ASIA A neurology were allocated to robotic rehabilitation and 15 participants to conventional rehabilitation after an operative procedure. Pre-and Post-rehabilitation parameters were noted in terms of ASIA Neurology, Motor and sensory function scores, WISCI II score (Walking Index in SCI score), LEMS (Lower Extremity Motor Score), SCI M III score (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III score), AO Spine PROST (AO Patient Reported Outcome Spine Trauma), McGill QOL score (Mc Gill Quality of Life score), VAS score (Visual Analogue Scale) for pain and Modified Ashworth scale for spasticity in lower limbs. On comparing robotic group with conventional group there was a statistically significant improvement in Robotic-assisted rehabilitation group in terms of Motor score (p = 0.034), WISCI II score (p = 0.0001), SCIM III score (p = 0.0001), AO PROST score (p = 0.0001), Mc GILL QOL score (p = 0.0001), Max velocity (p = 0.0001) and Step length (p = 0.0001). Whereas LEMS score (p = 0.052), ASIA neurology (p = 0.264 (ASIA A); 1.000 (ASIA B); 0.053 (ASIA C)), VAS score (p = 0.099), Sensory score (p = 0.422) and Modified Ashworth scale for spasticity (p = 0.136) were not statically significant when comparing between two groups. Robot-assisted rehabilitation is superior than conventional rehabilitation in people living with SCI with AIS A neurology. Differences in the patient group, type of a lesion its and severity, duration from onset to initiation of rehabilitation, devices employed, administration of the therapies and regulation of interventions are likely the cause of variations in the findings seen in the literature for robotic assisted training. Level of Evidence: III.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"228-236"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-14DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00975-w
Juan José Fernández-Pérez, Gülser Cinbaz, Julio Gómez-Soriano
{"title":"Toward a better understanding and terminology of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation techniques","authors":"Juan José Fernández-Pérez, Gülser Cinbaz, Julio Gómez-Soriano","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00975-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00975-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 4","pages":"195-196"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00967-w
Su Ji Lee, Ji Cheol Shin
{"title":"Maximal detrusor pressure can be predicted using technetium-99m-mertcaptoacetyltriglycine renal scintigraphy in the early stages of spinal cord injury","authors":"Su Ji Lee, Ji Cheol Shin","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00967-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00967-w","url":null,"abstract":"Retrospective cohort study. To investigate the potential of technetium-99m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG-3) renal scintigraphy for predicting maximal detrusor pressure in the early stages of spinal cord injury (SCI). Tertiary rehabilitation facility. Medical records of individuals with SCI admitted between January 2020 and April 2023 who underwent both 99mTc-MAG-3 renal scintigraphy and urodynamic study within 90 days of SCI onset were retrospectively reviewed. Pearson’s coefficient analysis was performed to determine the relationship between 99mTc-MAG-3 renal scintigraphy findings and urodynamic study findings. A multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine the best predictors of maximal detrusor pressure. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine risk factors for high detrusor pressure. Ninety-four participants were enrolled in this study. Pearson’s correlation analysis showed that effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) and ERPF (% predicted) were significantly correlated with maximal detrusor pressure. The multivariate linear regression analysis demonstrated that ERPF (% predicted) was a significant predictor of maximal detrusor pressure. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that ERPF (% predicted) was significantly associated with high detrusor pressure. The receiver operating characteristic curve demonstrated that the predictive model had an area under the curve of 0.725, with an ERPF (% predicted) cut-off of 64.05%, sensitivity 1.000, and specificity 0.429. These results suggest that 99mTc-MAG-3 renal scintigraphy may be useful for predicting high detrusor pressure in early SCI and may guide the timing of urodynamic studies in individuals with early SCI for appropriate management of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"207-213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140060528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Spinal cordPub Date : 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1038/s41393-024-00972-z
Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Pooja Solanki, Marissa Wirth, Frances M. Weaver, Katie J. Suda, Stephen P. Burns, Nasia Safdar, Eileen Collins, Charlesnika T. Evans
{"title":"Knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about urinary tract infections in persons with neurogenic bladder and impacts on interventions to promote person-centered care","authors":"Margaret A. Fitzpatrick, Pooja Solanki, Marissa Wirth, Frances M. Weaver, Katie J. Suda, Stephen P. Burns, Nasia Safdar, Eileen Collins, Charlesnika T. Evans","doi":"10.1038/s41393-024-00972-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41393-024-00972-z","url":null,"abstract":"Qualitative study. To explore how knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about urinary tract infections (UTIs) among persons with neurogenic bladder (NB) may impact health behaviors and provider management and enhance person-centeredness of interventions to improve UTI management. Three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Adults with NB due to spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) or multiple sclerosis (MS) with UTI diagnoses in the prior year participated in focus groups. Transcripts were coded using deductive codes linked to the Health Belief Model and inductive codes informed by grounded theory. Twenty-three Veterans (SCI/D, 78%; MS: 18.5%) participated in discussions. Three themes emerged: (1) UTI knowledge; (2) factors affecting the intervention environment; and (3) factors affecting modes of delivery. Knowledge gaps included UTI prevention, specific symptoms most indicative of UTI, and antibiotic side effects. Poor perceptions of providers lacking knowledge about NB and ineffective patient–provider communication were common in the Emergency Department and non-VA facilities, whereas participants had positive perceptions of home-based care. Participants perceived lower severity and frequency of antibiotic risks compared to UTI risks. Participant preferences for education included caregiver involvement, verbal and written materials, and diverse settings like peer groups. Identifying patient perspectives enhances person-centeredness and allows for novel interventions improving patient knowledge and behaviors about UTIs. Partnering with trusted providers and home-based caregivers and improving NB knowledge and communication in certain care settings were important. Patient education should address mental risk representations and incorporate preferences for content delivery to optimize self-efficacy and strengthen cues to action.","PeriodicalId":21976,"journal":{"name":"Spinal cord","volume":"62 5","pages":"221-227"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140054133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}