Life care planning projections for individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury before and after locomotor training intervention: a case series.

Background/purpose: We present a retrospective case series of 2 individuals with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) to examine differences in lifetime cost estimates before and after participation in an intensive locomotor training (LT) program. Sections of a life care plan (LCP) were used to determine the financial implications associated with equipment, home renovations, and transportation for patients who receive LT. An LCP is a viable method of quantifying outcomes following any therapeutic intervention.

Polytrauma and life care planning: managing the complex interaction of multiple injuries.

Military personnel, who have sustained multiple injuries, or polytrauma, are returning home with a novel set of challenging injuries and disabilities. These emerging injury patterns require specialized rehabilitation and continual coordination of care. One technique to assess the current and future disability-related needs of an individual who sustains polytrauma is life care planning.

A multi-method assessment of treatment adherence for children with cystic fibrosis.

Background: Adherence rates for chronic pediatric conditions are approximately 50%. The primary objective of the study was to assess rates of adherence using four different measurement methods for children with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Methods: Participants included 37 children with CF between 6 and 13 years of age and their primary caregivers.