Comparing Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes Between Older and Younger People With Spinal Cord Injury

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
3448887	Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	2013	12 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Older injured individuals experienced a different clinical pathway from younger patients. The present study suggests the need for development of a rehabilitation program tailored specifically to older adults.

Keywords

SCIMS CSI CMG ADL AIS NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research NSCISC Spinal cord injuries Spinal cord injury Los emergency department Rehabilitation physical therapy Aging Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Comprehensive Severity Index length of stay sci Activities of daily living ASIA impairment scale Treatment outcomes occupational therapy

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Comparing Rehabilitation Services and Outcomes Between Older and Younger People With Spinal Cord Injury

Authors

Ching-Hui PhD, OT, Gerben PhD, Suzanne MD, MSPH, Pamela H. MD, Susan D. PhD, Wenqiang MD, PhD,