Association Between Health Service Systems and Pressure Injury Problems of Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of the study is to determine whether a health service system is an independent influencing factor of having pressure injury problems in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury living in three countries.

Design: This is a cross-sectional study.

Methods: Data from the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey were analyzed.

Do individuals from an SCI-specialized rehabilitation facility have fewer secondary health conditions than those from a non-SCI-specialized rehabilitation facility? Analysis of the InSCI database from a middle-income country.

Objectives: To determine whether attending an SCI-specialized rehabilitation facility (SSRF) is independently associated with having fewer secondary health conditions (SHCs) in middle-income country contexts.

Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting: Four rehabilitation facilities in Thailand (one SSRF and three non-SSRF).

COVID-19 vaccination status in people with spinal cord injury: Results from a cross-sectional study in Thailand.

Objective: To assess COVID-19 vaccination status among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Twelve hospitals from all regions of Thailand.

Impacts of Bladder Managements and Urinary Complications on Quality of Life: Cross-sectional Perspectives of Persons With Spinal Cord Injury Living in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Background: The impact of bladder care and urinary complications on quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury who have neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction has not been elucidated, especially in those living in low-resource countries.

Methods: This multinational cross-sectional survey was conducted in rehabilitation facilities in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Community-dwelling adults with traumatic or nontraumatic spinal cord injury participating in the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey from 2017 to 2018 were enrolled.

Prevalence and influencing factors of spinal cord injury-related osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Thai people with chronic spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional, observational study.

To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of spinal cord injury (SCI)-related osteoporosis and fragility fractures in Thai people with chronic spinal cord injury. A cross-sectional, observational study. Outpatient clinic, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital.

Health care and rehabilitation services utilization, benefits and satisfaction: a community survey of individuals with spinal cord injury in Thailand.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore and report on health care and rehabilitation service utilization, rehabilitation service benefits, and levels of satisfaction of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in communities in Thailand.

Setting: Four rehabilitation facilities in Thailand, two university hospitals (Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital in Chiang Mai Province and Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok), one large provincial hospital (Ratchaburi Hospital in Ratchaburi Province), and one national rehabilitation institute (Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Institute in Nonthaburi Province).

Colonic obstruction in a tetraplegic patient: a common symptom from an uncommon cause.

Introduction: It is difficult to diagnose an acute abdomen condition in people with spinal cord injury due to abnormal sensation below the injured level and multiple co-morbidities. These issues can mislead the exact diagnosis and delay proper treatment.

Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with C4 AIS C tetraplegia developed nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and feeding intolerance.

Environmental Barriers Experienced by People With Spinal Cord Injury Across 22 Countries: Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey.

Objectives: To investigate the experience of environmental barriers by people with spinal cord injury (SCI) across 22 countries. Specific aims were to describe and compare the prevalence of environmental barriers experienced across countries, and to analyze determinants of environmental barriers at individual and country level.

Design: Cross-sectional community survey.

A Patient With Acute Cervical Cord Injury and COVID-19: A First Case Report.

During the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019, it is possible for rehabilitation physicians and personnel to take care of patients with concurrent spinal cord injury and coronavirus disease 2019. Here, we describe a case of acute cervical spinal cord injury resulting in complete tetraplegia C5 American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale A with unrecognized, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. This resulted in large-scale quarantines of related surgical and rehabilitation staff, and the unexpected death of the patient despite receiving the treatments according to the standard guideline.

Toward a framework for developing an ICF-based documentation system in spinal cord injury-specific rehabilitation based on routine clinical practice: a case study approach.

Study Design: Case study.

Objective: To present a framework for developing an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based documentation system in spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific rehabilitation.

Setting: Data collection took place at Maharaj Hospital, Thailand.

Is admission to an SCI specialized rehabilitation facility associated with better functional outcomes? Analysis of data from the Thai Spinal Cord Injury Registry.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study of the Thai Spinal Cord Injury Registry.

Objective: To determine whether being admitted to a spinal cord injury (SCI) specialized rehabilitation facility (SSRF) is associated with better functional outcomes.

Setting: Four rehabilitation facilities in Thailand; one a SSRF and the others non-SSRFs.

Influence of Rehabilitation Medicine Residency Training in Performing Chemodenervation in Children with Cerebral Palsy in Thailand.

Background: Chemodenervation (CD) involves injecting drugs such as phenol, botulinum toxin, or alcohol to reduce muscle spasticity. However, they interfere with daily activities of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Rehabilitation residency training in Thailand currently requires performing a minimum of five CD procedures.

Swallowing Problem in Patients with Stroke: Multi-Center Study in Thailand.

Background: Swallowing problems are a common symptom in patients suffering from stroke. The severity of swallowing problems associate with age, stroke types, and brain lesion. Early recognition of the problem can prevent complications such as aspiration pneumonia, and malnutrition.

Motor recovery of stroke patients after rehabilitation: one-year follow-up study.

Purpose To investigate motor recovery of stroke patients 1 year after rehabilitation. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study of 192 stroke patients discharged from rehabilitation wards in nine tertiary hospitals was conducted. Motor recovery was assessed using the Brunnstrom motor recovery stages (BMRS), at 6 and 12 months after discharge.

Long-term morbidities in stroke survivors: a prospective multicenter study of Thai stroke rehabilitation registry.

Background: Stroke-related complications are barriers to patients' recovery leading to increasing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs, decreasing patient's quality of life. The purpose of this study was to quantify incidence and risk factors of stroke-related complications during the first year after discharge from rehabilitation ward.

Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in nine tertiary-care rehabilitation centers.

Relationship between the ability to change from a supine to a sitting position at admission and mobility outcomes after stroke rehabilitation.

Background: Regarding observations, stroke patients able to change their basic body position from supine to sitting at admission usually could walk by the end of rehabilitation. However, there was not yet supported by any research evidence.

Objective: To study the relationship between the patient's ability at admission to change basic body position from a supine to a sitting position and the mobility outcome after stroke rehabilitation.

Efficacy of an insole shoe wedge and augmented pressure sensor for gait training in individuals with stroke: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine whether external feedback to promote symmetrical weight distribution during standing and walking would improve gait performance and balance in people with stroke.

Design: Randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded trial.

Setting: Rehabilitation unit and physical therapy department.

Prevalence and management of poststroke spasticity in Thai stroke patients: a multicenter study.

Objectives: To study the prevalence, associated factors and management of poststroke spasticity in two muscle groups namely elbow flexor and knee flexor.

Material And Method: The Thai stroke rehabilitation registry (TSRR) was conducted among 9 rehabilitation centers. All subjects received the conventional rehabilitation program until they reached their rehabilitation goals or discharge criteria.

Inpatient rehabilitation services for patients after stroke in Thailand: a multi-centre study.

Objective: To set a baseline for measuring the development of medical rehabilitation services and outcomes for patients after stroke and promoting rehabilitation medicine in Thailand.

Design: Multi-centre, prospective study.

Subjects: Patients after stroke in Thai Stroke Rehabilitation Registry (TSRR), aged > or = 18 years, with stable medical signs, able to follow a 1-step command and sit for at least 30 min.

Prevalence of incontinence in patients after stroke during rehabilitation: a multi-centre study.

Objective: To report the prevalence and degree of isolated urinary and faecal incontinence and double incontinence (i.e. both urinary and faecal incontinence) in patients after stroke during post-acute rehabilitation and the factors related to incontinence.

Main outcomes of stroke rehabilitation: a multi-centre study in Thailand.

Objective: To estimate the efficiency of inpatient rehabilitation for patients after stroke in Thailand.

Design: Multi-centre, prospective study.

Subjects: Patients after stroke, aged >or= 18 years, with stable medical signs, able to follow 1-step commands and to sit for at least 30 min.

Complications during the rehabilitation period in Thai patients with stroke: a multicenter prospective study.

Objective: To examine the frequency and types of complications in patients with stroke.

Design: A multicenter, prospective cohort study was performed in 327 patients with stroke (134 women, 193 men), who attended inpatient rehabilitation in nine centers. The frequency and severity of consequences and complications related to strokes were monitored weekly.

An epidemiologic study of the Thai Stroke Rehabilitation Registry (TSRR): a multi-center study.

Objective: To perform the registry of stroke patients receiving the in-patient comprehensive rehabilitation program at main tertiary hospitals from March to December 2006.

Material And Method: Demographic data including medical history and pathology of stroke were recorded. All subjects received a comprehensive rehabilitation program until they reached their rehabilitation goals or discharge criteria.

Thai Short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire.

Objective: To validate the Thai Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (Th-SFMPQ).

Material And Method: A postal survey to find the most corresponding terms to those used in the original English short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire had been performed The Thai version was created and validated. Sixty patients who had either musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain were assessed by two interviewers with this Th-SFMPQ.