Randomized Trial of a Peer-Led, Telephone-Based Empowerment Intervention for Persons With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Improves Health Self-Management

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1067-1076.e1

  Houlihan, Bethlyn Vergo ^a,b   Brody, Miriam ^a,b   Everhart Skeels, Sarah ^a,b   Pernigotti, Diana ^a,c   Burnett, Sam ^d   Zazula, Judi ^a,b   Green, Christa ^a,e   Hasiotis, Stathis ^a,c   Belliveau, Timothy ^a,e   Seetharama, Subramani ^a,f   Rosenblum, David ^a,c   Jette, Alan ^a,b  

^a New England Regional Spinal Cord Injury Center Model Systems Network ^*  (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Gaylord Hospital Wallingford   (United States)

^d Centre for Collaboration Motivation and Innovation   (Canada)

^e Hospital for Special Care New Britain   (United States)

^f HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer influence; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MY CARE MY CALL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAPLEGIA; PATIENT ACTIVATION MEASURE; PATIENT CARE; PEER COUNSELING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT DURATION; BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PEER GROUP; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85018641985     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.02.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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