Mental Health After Spinal Cord Injury: Findings from Focus Groups with People with SCI

Thursday, November 10, 2022

4:14 PM – 4:30 PM

Non-presenting author(s)

LD

Lindsay DuBois

Project Manager
Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

Slides

Non-presenting Author(s)

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Katherine Kaufman

Research Assistant
Shirley Ryan Abilitylab, United States
Angelika M. Kudla, B.S.

Senior Project Coordinator
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States

Presenting Author(s)

Linda Ehrlich-Jones, PhD, RN

Associate Director
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Aurora, Illinois, United States

Slides Slides and Audio

Non-presenting Author(s)

Allen W. Heinemann, PhD (he/him/his)

Director, Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research; Professor, PM&R
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab; Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States

There are limited resources tailored to support the mental health needs of people with SCI. This study seeks to identify the informational needs related to mental health of people with SCI. Results from three focus groups with people with SCI regarding experiences and opinions on mental health needs following SCI will be shared.

Learning Objectives:

Share mental health topics identified as areas of need among people with SCI based on focus group analysis
Improve primary health services and interdisciplinary support for mental health among people with physical disabilities through education
Identify the best methods for improving knowledge about mental health issues for people with SCI and clinicians that serve them