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Cahow, C., Gassaway, J., Rider, C., Joyce, J., Bogenschutz, A., Edens, K., Whiteneck, G. (n.d.). Relationship of therapeutic recreation inpatient rehabilitation interventions and patient characteristics to outcomes following spinal cord injury: The SCIRehab project. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 547-564.
Abstract
This paper offers a study with the relationship of therapeutic recreation inpatient rehabilitation interventions and patient characteristics to outcomes following spinal cord injuries. The purpose of this study is to examine the factors associated with functional, participation, recreation, and quality of life outcomes for patients with spinal cord injuries, and secondary complication outcomes that are achieved at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation and at a 1- year …show more content…
For the given research design, there is a specific procedure that allows the specialists to monitor the patients outcomes at the time of discharge a year after whether it’s to home, working, or being in school after it being the 1 year anniversary. This is designed to evaluate whether the TR activities were associated with a healthy, productive, return to life post to the Spinal Cord injury. This multi-center investigation has a procedure that is examining the patients post to discharge and the 1 year anniversary. The given procedure is when the CTRS developed a taxonomy of TR interventions that is formed the foundation of an electronic documentation system in which clinicians recorded details about the treatment provided during each TR session. The conclusion of this study is a positive of multiple outcomes at rehabilitation discharge and the 1 year injury anniversary demonstrating that TR activities are associated with a return to a healthy lifestyle after a spinal cord injury. These findings can be applied to