Acute rehospitalizations during inpatient rehabilitation for spinal cord injury.

Objectives: To investigate frequency of and reasons for readmission to acute care (RTAC) during inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI), and to identify factors associated with RTAC.

Design: Prospective observational cohort.

Setting: Inpatient rehabilitation.

Rehospitalization in the first year of traumatic spinal cord injury after discharge from medical rehabilitation.

Objective: To determine rates of rehospitalization among discharged rehabilitation patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) in the first 12 months postinjury, and to identify factors associated with rehospitalization.

Design: Prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Six geographically dispersed rehabilitation centers in the U.

Comparing rehabilitation services and outcomes between older and younger people with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To compare patient and injury characteristics, rehabilitation services, and outcomes between people incurring traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) at younger and older ages.

Design: Multisite prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Six acute rehabilitation facilities.

Role of body weight in therapy participation and rehabilitation outcomes among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury.

Objective: To examine the association between body weight, therapy participation, and functional outcomes among people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Multisite prospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Six acute rehabilitation facilities.

Inpatient and postdischarge rehabilitation services provided in the first year after spinal cord injury: findings from the SCIRehab Study.

Objective: To examine the amount and type of therapy services received in inpatient and postdischarge settings during the first year after spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: Prospective observational longitudinal cohort design. Data were obtained from systematic recording of interventions by clinicians and from patient interview.