1981
Psychological response to acute spinal cord injury: an epidemiological study
Bracken M, Shepard M, Webb S. Psychological response to acute spinal cord injury: an epidemiological study. Spinal Cord 1981, 19: 271-283. PMID: 7279429, DOI: 10.1038/sc.1981.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCord injuryAcute spinal cord injurySeverity of motorTime of dischargeAcute care hospitalsAcute hospitalisationNeurological statusCare hospitalNeurological functionPsychological reactionsEpidemiological studiesRehabilitation therapyInjuryNegative coping responsesHospitalisationPsychological counsellingSensory disabilitiesPersonality reactionsPsychological responsesLesser degreeCoping reactionsPatientsAdmissionHospital
1980
Adaptation to and coping with disability one year after spinal cord injury: An epidemiological study
Bracken M, Bernstein M. Adaptation to and coping with disability one year after spinal cord injury: An epidemiological study. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 1980, 15: 33-41. DOI: 10.1007/bf00577959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal cord injuryCord injuryAcute spinal cord injuryDisability one yearAcute care hospitalsDisability 1 yearConnecticut patientsCare hospitalFunctional statusSocio-demographic characteristicsComplete resolutionEpidemiological studiesPsychological statusInjuryType of disabilityOne-yearPatientsDisabilityPsychological reactionsYearsStatusHospitalDischargeRelationship between neurological and functional status after acute spinal cord injury: An epidemiological study
Bracken M, Hildreth N, Freeman D, Webb S. Relationship between neurological and functional status after acute spinal cord injury: An epidemiological study. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1980, 33: 115-125. PMID: 7354100, DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(80)90035-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory functionMotor functionFunctional statusFirst post-injury yearAcute spinal cord injurySpinal cord injurySelfcare activitiesFour-point scaleADL scoresHospital dischargeHospital admissionSensory lossNeurological functionProspective studyCord injuryDaily livingEpidemiological studiesMovement of limbsHospitalizationPatientsInjuryGreater improvementAdditive effectSignificant improvementStatus