Publications by authors named "A Eberhart"
Article Synopsis
- The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has managed the Spinal Cord Injury and Disorder Registry (VHA SCIDR) since 1994, tracking cases of US Veterans with spinal cord injuries through various data acquisition methods.
- The objective was to consolidate and harmonize three decades of historical data into an automated system while detailing the population characteristics of the identified Veterans.
- From 1994 to 2022, the registry identified 52,407 Veterans with spinal cord injuries, predominantly male (96.95%) and mostly White (56.09%), with a significant portion being traumatic injuries (53.39%).
Modernization of a Large Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Registry: The Veterans Administration Experience.
Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl
December 2022
Since the 1990s, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has maintained a registry of Veterans with Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/Ds) to guide clinical care, policy, and research. Historically, methods for collecting and recording data for the VHA SCI/D Registry (VSR) have required significant time, cost, and staffing to maintain, were susceptible to missing data, and caused delays in aggregation and reporting. Each subsequent data collection method was aimed at improving these issues over the last several decades.
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