Assessment reports unmet attendant care and transfer assistance in spinal cord injury, highlighting risks of prolonged bed or wheelchair confinement.
Having dependable attendant care is essential to the health and well-being of those most severely impacted by a spinal cord injury (SCI). Our objective was to identify how often people with SCI who require assistance for transfers either spend a full day in bed or all night in a wheelchair because they do not have paid or unpaid assistance.
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