Friday, April 19, 2024
4/19/2024
This multicomponent project builds upon the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Longitudinal Aging Study, which was initiated in 1973, with new research and utilization components to improve community outcomes of the full age range of individuals with SCI. Our goal is to identify how community participation changes over time, how it differs as a function of race/ethnicity, and the critical life events affecting community participation and to use the new knowledge for an innovative program of resource facilitation to enhance community participation in people with SCI. The three research components include: (1) qualitative study of 60 participants, equally divided based on years post-injury (<25, 25-39, 40+), (2) longitudinal follow-up of participants who have completed between 4-9 previous assessments (n = 406), and (3) assessment of more recently injured participants, oversampling those from underserved racial/ethnic groups (n = 800, N = 1206). The objectives are to identify: (1) aging related longitudinal trajectories in participation, (2) modifiable person and environmental factors related to change, and (3) how participation relates to corresponding changes in health and employment. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health, anticipated outcomes include improving outcomes of persons with chronic SCI through resource facilitation of key research findings and links to care. The expected products include: (1) new data from which to guide policy, practice, and self-management, (2) archival data, (3) publications, presentations, webinars, and stakeholder products, (4) development of Guidelines for Active Participation while Aging with SCI, and (5) a monograph including a summary of methodology, study findings, and the life stories of 20 individuals with long-standing SCI.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
