Understanding, Predicting, and Preventing Life-Changing and Life-Threatening Health Changes among Aging Veterans and Civilians with Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with secondary health conditions, such as pressure ulcers and infections, that occur either in isolation or in combination. Our purpose is to identify how multiple secondary health may occur simultaneously and the factors that lead to their occurrence, so that preventative strategies may be developed. We made outstanding progress on the collection of data in year 2, including each type of data to be collected (individual, focus group, family). We conducted 51health histories, 49 individual interviews, and 22 family/caregiver interviews. We conducted six focus groups with participants and another focus group with family/caregivers. We have a total of 22 participants in the individual focus groups and 3 family members.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1064868

Entities

People

  • James S. Krause
  • Jennifer Coker
  • Renee Vick

Organizations

  • Medical University of South Carolina

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Caregivers
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Information Operations
  • Skin Diseases
  • South Carolina
  • Spinal Cord
  • Spinal Injuries
  • Urinary Tract
  • Urologic Diseases
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
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