Factors associated with post-acute functional status and discharge dispositions in individuals with spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research has evaluated the effect of surgical timing on patient functional recovery in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI); however, there is a critical need to assess how demographics, clinical characteristics, and process of care affect functional outcomes.

Objective

We examined the association between demographic, clinical, and process of care factors with post-acute functional status (locomotion and transfer mobility scores) and discharge disposition (home vs. institution) in individuals with SCI.

Methods

This study was a retrospective cohort analysis of the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Outcomes Study (PTOS) database for individuals with traumatic SCI (N = 2223). We conducted multinomial and binomial logistic regression analyses to examine p

SUBMITTER: Hiremath SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8890581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature