Although there are thousands of new spinal cord injury cases each year, length of stay in rehabilitation has significantly decreased, leaving individuals with SCI returning to the community unprepared. Empower SCI is a non-profit organization that aims to fix this gap by providing rehabilitation services to community-dwelling adolescents and adults with SCI. The outcome measures currently used at Empower SCI were assessed to determine if they were a good fit for the program based on their items, scoring system, psychometric properties, and effectiveness at capturing change. In addition, a new assessment measure, the SCI-QOL Resilience SF, was piloted with two participants in a case study format to capture an additional important change, resilience, at Empower SCI. The SCI-QOL Resilience Short Form captured significant change in resilience for one out of two participants. However, both participants shared that Empower SCI provided them with new resources to overcome obstacles to occupational participation and a more positive outlook on life after SCI. Recommendations for the continuation, discontinuation, or altered use of all assessment measures were made based on if they fit the needs of Empower SCI participants and the environment. With an improved data collection system, Empower SCI can demonstrate its positive outcomes to key stakeholders and continue expanding its program to new states and countries. / 2022-10-09T00:00:00Z
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/41531 |
| Date | 09 October 2020 |
| Creators | Greenberg, Kimberly |
| Contributors | Escher, Anne |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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