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Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Spinal cord injury (SCI) creates unique needs that if not recognized and addressed timely can have detrimental effects on the health and quality of life (QOL) of people living with a SCI. Primary preventive health care is shown to decrease morbidity and mortality, yet the SCI popu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938514/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36844900 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40141-023-00379-6 |
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description | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Spinal cord injury (SCI) creates unique needs that if not recognized and addressed timely can have detrimental effects on the health and quality of life (QOL) of people living with a SCI. Primary preventive health care is shown to decrease morbidity and mortality, yet the SCI population reportedly faces challenges getting access to this care. This area in SCI health care is still largely understudied with no consensus on the ideal way or which health care provider is best to provide primary care for this population. FINDINGS: Preventive care is generally provided by general primary care providers, but not all primary care providers are trained in recognizing and addressing spinal cord injury-specific needs. SCI providers generally are not trained in addressing all aspects of preventive care. Knowing the recommended preventive care screenings, recognizing and managing specific conditions seen after a SCI, and seamless coordination of care between general practitioners and SCI specialists are some of the interventions to help prevent health complications, decrease morbidity and mortality, improve health outcomes, and promote QOL in this patient population. SUMMARY: Prioritized focus on preventive care is necessary for a positive impact on the overall health and QOL in this population. Addressing the knowledge gap reported by primary care providers and SCI providers may help increase the probability of SCI patients getting their preventive and specialty care needs addressed. We present a “cheat sheet” of recommendations for the preventive care evaluation of a person living with a SCI. |
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spelling | pubmed-99385142023-02-21 Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion Gibson-Gill, Carol Mingo, Tatiyanna Curr Phys Med Rehabil Rep Article PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Spinal cord injury (SCI) creates unique needs that if not recognized and addressed timely can have detrimental effects on the health and quality of life (QOL) of people living with a SCI. Primary preventive health care is shown to decrease morbidity and mortality, yet the SCI population reportedly faces challenges getting access to this care. This area in SCI health care is still largely understudied with no consensus on the ideal way or which health care provider is best to provide primary care for this population. FINDINGS: Preventive care is generally provided by general primary care providers, but not all primary care providers are trained in recognizing and addressing spinal cord injury-specific needs. SCI providers generally are not trained in addressing all aspects of preventive care. Knowing the recommended preventive care screenings, recognizing and managing specific conditions seen after a SCI, and seamless coordination of care between general practitioners and SCI specialists are some of the interventions to help prevent health complications, decrease morbidity and mortality, improve health outcomes, and promote QOL in this patient population. SUMMARY: Prioritized focus on preventive care is necessary for a positive impact on the overall health and QOL in this population. Addressing the knowledge gap reported by primary care providers and SCI providers may help increase the probability of SCI patients getting their preventive and specialty care needs addressed. We present a “cheat sheet” of recommendations for the preventive care evaluation of a person living with a SCI. Springer US 2023-02-18 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9938514/ /pubmed/36844900 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40141-023-00379-6 Text en © This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply 2023 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Gibson-Gill, Carol Mingo, Tatiyanna Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title | Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title_full | Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title_fullStr | Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title_full_unstemmed | Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title_short | Primary Care in the Spinal Cord Injury Population: Things to Consider in the Ongoing Discussion |
title_sort | primary care in the spinal cord injury population: things to consider in the ongoing discussion |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938514/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36844900 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40141-023-00379-6 |
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