The development of a health care decision-making model to improve survival of persons with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI)
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
A scarcity of data exists regarding the processes of care and its effects on mortality and the functioning of patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (tSCI). To improve survival rates of these patients, one will need to identify processes or personal factors that may cause early mortality and worsen function. Furthermore, these process and personal factors concerning mortality may vary between contexts primarily due to process aspects differing, which should be explored to develop fit-for-purpose decision-making models.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
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Physiotherapy, Mortality, Patients, Health professionals, American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA)