Parkwood's VIP4SCI platform: A virtual e-health self-management solution for persons with spinal cord injury across the care continuum.

Objective: Parkwood VIP4SCI platform is a virtual e-health solution adapted from a version created for Spinal Cord Injury Ontario (SCIO) that focused on self-management skill development for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) transitioning between stages of care, in partnership with caregivers and clinicians. This evaluation of the platform informs the usability and feasibility of a model to facilitate service care aims postrehabilitation.

Design: Inpatients and outpatients admitted to the SCI Rehabilitation Program (n = 31), and a mix of interdisciplinary clinicians on the Rehabilitation Team (n = 20).

Intermittent catheterization practices following spinal cord injury: a national survey.

Objective: To identify intermittent catheterization (IC) practices and factors associated with urinary tract infection (UTI) in community-dwelling people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Canada.

Study Design: A national survey employing a 36-item self-report questionnaire that was mailed to members of the Canadian Paraplegic Association (CPA).

Results: There were 912 respondents with SCI of either traumatic or nontraumatic etiology.