Department of Veterans Affairs quality enhancement research initiative for spinal cord injury

Frances M. Weaver; Margaret C. Hammond; Marylou Guihan; Robert D. Hendricks

doi:10.1097/00005650-200006001-00009

Department of Veterans Affairs quality enhancement research initiative for spinal cord injury

Frances M. Weaver^*, Margaret C. Hammond, Marylou Guihan, Robert D. Hendricks

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a lifelong condition, requiring ongoing efforts by multiple disciplines to stabilize, diminish, or prevent impairments; avoid or limit secondary complications; and improve or maintain social role functioning and quality of life for the individual throughout his or her life. There are ∼200,000 persons with SCI in the United States, of whom roughly 22% are veterans. The estimated national economic impact of SCI is ∼$9.73 billion per year. These figures illustrate why SCI is an important topic for the Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI). The SCI QUERI will identify gaps in knowledge of SCI treatment and management, develop research efforts to address these gaps, identify best practices for care and management of SCI, and assess whether best practices lead to improved outcomes, including health-related quality of life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	I82-I91
Journal	Medical care
Volume	38
Issue number	6 SUPPL. 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200006001-00009
State	Published - 2000

Keywords

Health care outcomes
Health services research

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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