Issues and Challenges for Development of a Sustainable Service Model for People With Spinal Cord Injury Living in Rural Regions

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1941-1947

  Middleton, James W ^a,b,c   McCormick, Melissa ^b   Engel, Stella ^d   Rutkowski, Susan B ^e   Cameron, Ian D ^a   Harradine, Peter ^f   Johnson, Jennifer L ^b,c   Andrews, David ^c  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Spinal Outreach Service   (Australia)

^c New South Wales State Spinal Cord Injury Service   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community networks; Community outreach; Education; Rehabilitation; Rural health services; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DECUBITUS; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MOBILITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAFF TRAINING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 55649113954     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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