Enhancing Medication Self-Management for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury/Dysfunction (SCI/D)

SPINE CORD INJURY/DYSFUNCTION (SCI/D) STUDY HIGHLIGHTS – Supporting Medication Self-Management for Adults with SCI/D.

Adults with spinal cord injury/dysfunction often face significant challenges managing medications for secondary conditions due to fragmented care and complex self-management needs.

The recent study by Cadel et al., “𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆/𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵”, identifies key priorities for a comprehensive toolkit to address these challenges.

Key findings:
– Safety and lifestyle considerations emerged as the most critical and feasible elements for inclusion.
– Other priorities included practical strategies, improving communication with healthcare providers, and access to medication resources.

This work underscores the importance of tailored resources that empower individuals with SCI/D to manage their health effectively, improving overall outcomes.

Access the full article at: Cadel, L., El-Kotob, R., Hitzig, S. L., McCarthy, L. M., Hahn-Goldberg, S., Packer, T. L., Ho, C. H., Patel, T., Cimino, S. R., Lofters, A. K., & Guilcher, S. J. T. (2024). Exploring and prioritizing content to include in a medication self-management toolkit for persons with spinal cord injury/dysfunction: A concept mapping approach. PloS one, 19(10), e0310323. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310323. This article is licensed under a CC-BY license.

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