People with Spinal Cord Injury in Lithuania

Juocevičius, Alvydas; Jamontaitė, Ieva Eglė; Adomavičienė, Aušra

doi:10.1097/phm.0000000000000658

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“…Most countries report an annual incidence of 15-30 per million [2][3][4][5][6], and prevalence ranges from 236 per million in India to 1800 per million in the United States [1]. Epidemiology varies among regions because of cultural, economic, and social factors [7][8][9][10][11]. TSCI epidemiology is well documented in Western Europe, North America, and Australia, where countries have implemented TSCI registries as a system for collecting patient information that facilitates comparison of epidemiological characteristics across time periods.…”

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Incidence of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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Study design Retrospective population-based cohort study. Objectives To characterise the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) among the inhabitants of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Setting All hospitals in Saint Petersburg. Methods Charts for all individuals admitted to city hospitals from 1st January 1 2012 to 31st December 2016 with acute TSCI were reviewed. Incidence rates were calculated for the whole period and for each year separately. Gender-specific and age-specific incidence rates were calculated, and epidemiological characteristics and possible risk factors were analysed. Results A total of 361 people were identified. The average annual incidence rate was 17.6 per million, varying from 21.2 (2013) to 13.6 (2016), and 70.9% were men. Mean age at injury was 42.1 years. Injuries from falls represented 49.8% of cases, and motor vehicle accidents 18.9%. The male:female ratio in the low-falls group was 1.2:1, and among the elderly patients, it was 0.5:1. Lesions at the cervical level were involved in 49.3%, thoracic in 24.7%, and lumbar/sacral in 23.5%. TSCI was complete in 16.9%. Concomitant injuries occurred in 47.2% of cases, and traumatic brain injuries in 37.7%. Conclusion TSCI incidence decreased during the observation period and was 2.4 times more common among men than women. In half of the cases, injuries involved the cervical level, and a fall was the most frequent injury cause. Elderly women more often had falls from a low height than men. Multiple injuries-most frequently traumatic brain injuries-were common.

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Incidence of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in Saint Petersburg, Russia

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“…The International SCI Community Survey articles included in this review were conducted in the following countries: Spain, 20 Italy, 21 Germany, 22 Portugal, 23 Malaysia, 24 Switzerland, 25 Korea, 26 South Africa, 27 Lithuania, 28 Thailand, 29 the Netherlands, 30 Greece, 31 China, 32 United States of America, 33 Norway, 34 Poland, 35 Indonesia, 36 New Zealand, 37 and Israel. 38 By participating in the survey, each country described the epidemiology of SCI, the person with SCI's FIG.…”

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“…Ultimately, the reports summarized the country's current model of care for persons with SCI, highlighted gaps in the models of care, and provided recommendations for future research or changes to care. [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] The scope of the challenges persons with SCI encounter in accessing timely and appropriate healthcare services, specifically through primary care and challenges with payment for health services in the context of the U.S. were described in one article. 39 Three mutually reinforcing solutions with the potential to better meet the post-rehabilitation needs of persons with SCI included patient education and health behavior change (e.g., self-management and peer support), smoother transitions into community healthcare, and customized care delivery.…”

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Models of Care Delivery from Rehabilitation to Community for Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review

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et al. 2021

Journal of Neurotrauma

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a chronic condition that results in high healthcare utilization and lifetime cost across the care continuum. In the absence of a standardized model of care delivery for SCI in western countries such as Canada, a scoping review of the literature was performed to identify and summarize existing international SCI models of care delivery. Four databases were searched using key words and subject headings for concepts such as: ''spinal cord injury,'' ''delivery of healthcare,'' ''model of care,'' ''patient care planning,'' and ''care pathway.'' Title, abstract, and full text review were competed by two independent reviewers. A combined total of 46 peer-reviewed and gray literature articles were included. No single SCI model of care has been adopted across different countries internationally. However, optimal attributes of models of care were identified, including the importance of having multidisciplinary SCI specialty care providers along the continuum, provision of rural SCI services and outreach, integration of primary care, peer mentoring, and using a hub and spokes model of care. These findings inform the future development of an SCI model of care, which ideally would serve all geographical locations and span the continuum of care, improving the health status and quality of life of persons with SCI.

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