Lynn C. Parsons, DSN, RN, CNA
Introduction
This will be my last editorial column, as I will be rotating off of the SCI Nursing Editorial Board after serving for six years. I wish the new Editorial Board well and want to express my strong desire to maintain excellence—a standard that was established by Susan […]
Carol Mills, MA, RN
The backbone of America has always been the dreams of its people. From the moment the desperate hopes of our ancestors were realized and freedom became a reality to them, to the day all men were declared equal, the people who chose to live under our flag found that their dreams […]
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Paul Kennedy, DPhil; Lynne Hindson, BSc (Hons); and Nicola Taylor, BSc (Hons)
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to retrospectively investigate the general benefits and impact that activity courses have on coping, activity involvement, relationships, and self-perception. Participants who had attended a multi-activity “Back-Up” course between 1998 and 2002 completed questionnaires related to demographics, […]
Graham H. Creasey, MD, FRCSEd; Chester H. Ho, MD; Ronald J. Triolo, PhD; David R. Gater, MD, PhD; Anthony F. DiMarco, MD; Kath M. Bogie, DPhil; Michael W. Keith, MD, FACS
This article first appeared in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, Volume 27, Number 4, and is reprinted with permission.
ABSTRACT
Summary: During the […]
Susan C. Porth, MSN, CRNP
This article first appeared in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, Volume27, Supplement 1, and is reprinted with permission.
ABSTRACT
Summary: Children less than 15 years of age comprise approximately 3% to 5% of all new spinal injuries each year. Approximately one third of these children sustain injuries to […]
Lise Mary A. Belanger, RN, BSN, MSN
John Cobb, BscOT
Edited by Romilda Ang, RN, MSc(A)N, CRRN
Introduction
The Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR), a Canadian initiative undertaken by the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation (RHMIMF), was piloted at Vancouver General Hospital and the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia […]
Pamela Patt, RD, LD, CNSD
Edited by Kathryn Hickey, BA, RN
Introduction
Pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event that encompasses many nutritional issues and potential complications. Nutritional assessment and interventions can have a tremendous impact on long-term health maintenance and quality-of-life. Children and teens with SCI present many nutritional challenges including alterations […]
RESEARCH CORNER Edited by Patricia Beat Reisinger, MS, CRRN, FNP-C
Introduction
As spinal cord injury (SCI) nurses we need to be aware of the cognitive impairments in relation to our SCI patient population. Cognitive impairments will be discussed in this article in the form of brain injury and dementia.
Twenty eight percent of patients with […]
Diana Weinel, MS, RN, ONC
Edited by Susan S. Thomason, MN, RN, APRN-BC
Introduction
The life expectancy of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) has increased greatly since the 1960s. Today, that life expectancy is close to 80% of that of individuals without SCI. It is not uncommon to see people with SCI […]