Scoping review of peer reviewed publications addressing rehabilitation for people sustaining traumatic spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT: Study Design: Scoping review Objective: To study the design, clinical setting and outcome measures used in spinal cord injury rehabilitation publications. Methods: A literature search on PubMed and Medline was conducted focusing on articles published between 1990-2016 and using "traumatic SCI", "functional outcomes", "rehabilitation", "work" and "return to work" as outcomes. Studies were categorized based on design (intervention, including RCTs vs. non-intervention studies), settings (inpatient vs. outpatient vs. transition), and outcome measures used (impairment vs. function vs. participation/integration vs. quality of life vs. symptoms). Work-related studies were categorized independently. Results: Five hundred forty-four articles met the inclusion criteria. O

SUBMITTER: Gerber LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480523 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature