Original scientific paper

Functional recovery in rehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients measured by SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III) test

Saša Moslavac orcid.org/0000-0002-5327-0050 ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Mirjana Kučina ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Zdenko Košćak ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Snježana Tomičić ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Zvonimir Bunić ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Dalibor Šebrek ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Zoran Košćak ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Romana Vugrinec ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Silvija Hajduk ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia
Ivan Džidić ; Special Medical Rehab Hosp, Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia

Abstract

Multidisciplinary teamwork in SCI (spinal cord injury) rehabilitation has fundamental role in functional recovery of SCI patients. SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure III) test is valid instrument in measuring of functional skills of patients at onset and at discharge from rehabilitation. We conducted SCIM III testing in 154 SCI patients rehabilitated in Special Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Varaždinske Toplice (Croatia), and found significant improvements in all groups of patients.

Keywords

spinal cord injury; function; outcome assessment; patient; rehabilitation

Hrčak ID:

79523

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/79523

Publication date:

1.3.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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