Interdisciplinary follow-up clinic for people with spinal cord injury: a retrospective study of a carousel model.

Study Design: Explorative retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Secondary health conditions (SHCs) are common in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). To date, little is known about the effectiveness of long-term follow-up care in preventing SHCs.

Exercise self-efficacy is weakly related to engagement in physical activity in persons with long-standing spinal cord injury.

Many people with a long-standing spinal cord injury have an inactive lifestyle. Although exercise self-efficacy is considered a key determinant of engaging in exercise, the relationship between exercise self-efficacy and physical activity remains unclear. Therefore, this study examines the relationship between exercise self-efficacy and the amount of physical activity in persons with long-standing spinal cord injury.

Quality of life, burden and satisfaction with care in caregivers of patients with a spinal cord injury during and after rehabilitation.

Study Design: Longitudinal, prospective cohort study.

Objectives: To examine the course that burden, quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction with care taken in Dutch caregivers of patients with a SCI.

Setting: Adelante Rehabilitation Centre and Dutch community, the Netherlands METHODS: Caregiver Strain index (CSI), Short Form36 (SF-36) and Caregivers' Satisfaction with (Stroke) Care Questionnaire (C-SASC) were administered to caregivers (n = 37) of patients with a recently acquired SCI at the start of rehabilitation (T1), discharge from rehabilitation (T2) and at 8 weeks (T3), 6 months (T4) and 18 months after discharge (T5).

Description of Urological Surveillance and Urologic Ultrasonography Outcomes in a Cohort of Individuals with Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury.

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) have an increased risk of developing urological complications. Therefore, long-term routine urological surveillance is recommended. To describe urological surveillance in individuals with long-term SCI and to determine factors associated with urologic ultrasonography (UU) outcome.

Effectiveness of a Self-Management Intervention to Promote an Active Lifestyle in Persons With Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury: The HABITS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Most people with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) have a very inactive lifestyle. Higher activity levels have been associated with health benefits and enhanced quality of life. Consequently, encouraging an active lifestyle is important and behavioral interventions are needed to establish durable lifestyle changes.