Table 1.
Patient and injury characteristics, overall and for four subgroups with special rehabilitation nursing needs*
| Characteristic | Severe pain during rehabilitation, n = 213 | Discharged with intermittent catheterization as bladder management technique, n = 471 | High anxiety and/or depression during rehabilitation, n = 318 | PU stage II or higher during rehabilitation, n = 275 | SCIRehab analysis sample, n = 1032 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission neurological injury group | |||||
| C1–4 ABC,% | 28 | 19 | 27 | 41 | 29 |
| C5–8 ABC, % | 12 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
| Para ABC, % | 41 | 55 | 37 | 28 | 36 |
| All Ds, % | 19 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 16 |
| Age at injury – years, mean (SD) | 39.6 (15.9) | 32.9 (14.3) | 36.4 (15.2) | 38.5 (16.3) | 37.7 (16.7) |
| Gender, % male | 77 | 85 | 81 | 83 | 81 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White, % | 66 | 71 | 78 | 71 | 71 |
| Black, % | 26 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 22 |
| Hispanic, % | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Other, % | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Primary Language, % English | 97 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 94 |
| Payer | |||||
| Medicare, % | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Medicaid, % | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Private insurance/pay, % | 65 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| Worker's compensation, % | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Marital Status at injury, Married, % | 40 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high-school diploma, % | 19 | 22 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| High-school diploma or GED, % | 58 | 55 | 57 | 52 | 51 |
| More than high-school diploma, % | 22 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 25 |
| Other/unknown, % | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Employment status before injury | |||||
| Working, % | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 66 |
| Student, % | 10 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 15 |
| Retired, % | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Unemployed/Other, % | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| Injury etiology | |||||
| Vehicular, % | 53 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 49 |
| Violence, % | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
| Sports, % | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| Fall or falling object, % | 21 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 25 |
| Other, % | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Injury work related? % no | 90 | 87 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| BMI at admission, % less than 30 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
| Admission motor FIM – Rasch-transformed, mean (SD) | 18.9 (12.9) | 21.3 (10.9) | 17.7 (12.2) | 12.8 (12.2) | 17.8 (12.6) |
| Admission cognitive FIM – Rasch-transformed, mean (SD) | 75.1 (17.1) | 76.9 (16.8) | 72.5 (17.6) | 71.0 (17.2) | 73.6 (18.1) |
| Comprehensive Severity Index, mean (SD) | 37.6 (27.7) | 32.8 (27.7) | 40.0 (32.3) | 56.1 (34.9) | 40.0 (31.6) |
| Days from injury to rehabilitation, mean (SD) | 32.4 (30.4) | 32.1 (27.7) | 29.9 (23.7) | 39.6 (31.3) | 31.0 (27.8) |
*Subgroups may overlap in membership, i.e. a patient may be included in two or more of the groups