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Berryman, K., Wirth, M., Bombardier, C. H., Motl, R. W., Bartle, B., Jacob, R. L., Aguina, K., & LaVela, S. L. (2024). Variables Associated With Moderate to High Loneliness Among Individuals Living With Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, S0003-9993(24)00052-2. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2024.01.010
Burkhart, L., Siddiqui, S., Smith, A., Richardson, M., Zachow, K., Chua, W., Weaver, F. M., Skemp, L., Kiefer, A., LaVela, S. L., & Bates-Jensen, B. (2023). Development of a decision support tool to prevent community acquired pressure injuries for use in the spinal cord injury clinic using the delphi technique. Spinal cord, 61(12), 667–683.
Burkhart, L., Skemp, L., & Siddiqui, S. (2022). Triangulation of veteran and provider models of preventing community-acquired pressure injuries in spinal cord injury to reveal convergence and divergence of perspectives. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 1-10.
Carbone, L. D., Ahn, J., Adler, R. A., Cervinka, T., Craven, C., Geerts, W., Hsu, J.R., Huang, D., Karunakar, M.A., Kiratli, B.J., Krause, P.C., Morse, L.R., Mirick Mueller, G.E., Nana, A., Rogers, E., Rivera, J.C., Spitler, C., Weaver, F.M., & Obremskey, W. (2022). Acute Lower Extremity Fracture Management in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: 2022 Delphi Consensus Recommendations. JBJS Open Access, 7(4).
Eisenberg, D., Arnow, K.D., Barreto, N.B., Davis, K., LaVela, S.L., Frayne, S.M., Nevedal, A.L., Wu, J., Harris, A.H.S. (2023). Interaction between increasing body mass index and spinal cord injury to the probability of developing a diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Obesity science & practice, 9(3), 253-260.
Eisenberg, D., LaVela, S. L., Frayne, S. M., Chen, R., Barreto, N. B., Wu, J., Nevedal, A. L., Davis, K., Arnow, K. D., & Harris, A. H. (2022). Rates, Variability, and Predictors of Screening for Obesity: Are Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Being Overlooked?. Obesity Facts, 15(3), 451-457.
Elam, R., Doan, J., Weaver, F. M., Ray, C., Miskevics, S., Gonzalez, B., Obremskey, W., & Carbone, L. (2022). “Pathological” fractures in spinal cord injuries and disorders: Insight into International classification of diseases, ninth revision coding. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-9.
Elam, R. E., Ray, C. E., Miskevics, S., Weaver, F. M., Gonzalez, B., Obremskey, W., & Carbone, L. D. (2023). Predictors of lower extremity fracture-related amputation in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury: a case–control study. Spinal Cord, 61(4), 260-268.
Fitzpatrick, M. A., Solanki, P., Wirth, M., Weaver, F. M., Suda, K. J., Burns, S. P., Safdar, N., Collins, E., & Evans, C. T. (2023). Perceptions, experiences, and beliefs regarding urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder: A qualitative study. PloS one, 18(11), e0293743. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0293743
Fitzpatrick, M. A., Wirth, M., Nguyen, J., Suda, K. J., Weaver, F. M., Burns, S., ... & Evans, C. T. (2022). Clinical outcomes associated with guideline-discordant management of asymptomatic bacteriuria and urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients with neurogenic bladder. Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2(1), e195.
Goldman, S. M., Weaver, F. M., Stroupe, K. T., Cao, L., Gonzalez, B., Colletta, K., ... & Tanner, C. M. (2023). Risk of Parkinson Disease Among Service Members at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. JAMA neurology, 80(7), 673-681.
Hughes, A. M., Evans, C. T., Ray, C., Kaur, H., Fitzpatrick, M. A., Vivo, A., Olagoke, A. A., Wilson, G. M., & Suda, K. J. (2023). Antimicrobial stewardship strategy implementation and impact in acute care spinal cord injury and disorder units. The journal of spinal cord medicine, 1–17. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2023.2277963
LaVela, S. L., Kale, I., Burkhart, E., & Bombardier, C. H. (2022). Strategies for health care providers to help individuals experiencing grief and loss due to spinal cord injury (SCI): A qualitative study. Rehabilitation psychology, 67(3), 315–324. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000438
LaVela, S. L., Motl, R. W., Berryman, K., Wirth, M., Bartle, B., Aguina, K., Solanki, P., & Bombardier, C. H. (2024). Facilitators to alleviate loneliness and social isolation as identified by individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders: A qualitative study. Rehabilitation psychology, 10.1037/rep0000540. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000540
LaVela, S. L., Motl, R. W., Gonzalez, B., Tarlov, E., Aguina, K., & Bombardier, C. H. (2022). Randomised controlled trial of the Caring Connections intervention to reduce loneliness and perceived social isolation in persons with spinal cord injuries and disorders: study protocol. BMJ open, 12(11), e063246.
LaVela, S. L., Pedersen, J., Ehrlich-Jones, L., & Heinemann, A. W. (2022). Informal caregivers' self-identified roles in facilitating health-promoting behaviours for weight management in community-dwelling care recipients living with spinal cord injury in the United States. Health & social care in the community, 30(5), e1585–e1598. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13585
LaVela, S. L., Pellegrini, C., Heinemann, A. W., Ehrlich-Jones, L. S., Bartle, B., Burkhart, L., & Pederson, J. (2022). Development and evaluation of an educational curriculum for healthcare providers on overweight/obesity management in individuals with spinal cord injury based on diverse stakeholder engagement. Disability and Health Journal, 101362.
LaVela, S. L., Wu, J., Nevedal, A. L., Frayne, S. M., Harris, A. H. S., Arnow, K. D., Davis, K., Farkas, G. J., Reyes, L., & Eisenberg, D. (2024). Nutrition and eating beliefs and behaviors among individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders: Healthy or misconceived?. Rehabilitation psychology, 10.1037/rep0000544. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000544
LaVela, S. L., Wu, J., Harris, A. H., Frayne, S. M., Nevedal, A. L., Arnow, K. D., ... & Eisenberg, D. (2022). Physical and emotional consequences of excess weight as experienced by individuals with spinal cord injuries. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-11.
LaVela, S. L., Wu, J., Nevedal, A. L., Harris, A. H., Frayne, S. M., Arnow, K. D., ... & Eisenberg, D. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals living with spinal cord injury: A qualitative study. Rehabilitation psychology, 68(1), 12-24.
Le, B., Gonzalez, B., Weaver, F., Sinnott, B., Ray, C., Chu, E., ... & Carbone, L. (2023). Malunions following lower extremity fractures in veterans with a spinal cord injury/disorder. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-7.
Nevedal, A. L., Wu, J., LaVela, S. L., Harris, A. H., Frayne, S. M., Arnow, K. D., ... & Eisenberg, D. (2022). Why may patients with spinal cord injury be overlooked for obesity screening in the Veterans Health Administration? Qualitative research of the perspectives of patients and healthcare providers. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1-12.
Pedersen, J. P., Ehrlich-Jones, L. S., Heinemann, A. W., & LaVela, S. L. (2023). Informal Caregivers’ Perceptions of Facilitators of Successful Weight Management for People With Spinal Cord Injury. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(3), 7703205110.
Pellegrini, C. A., Burkhart, L., Ramey, K., & LaVela, S. L. (2023). Measuring Overweight and Obesity in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: What Do Health Providers Use and What are the Challenges?. Military medicine, usad468. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usad468
Pinto, D., Heinemann, A. W., Chang, S. H., Charlifue, S., Field-Fote, E. C., Furbish, C. L., ... & French, D. D. (2023). Cost-effectiveness analysis of overground robotic training versus conventional locomotor training in people with spinal cord injury. Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 20(1), 1-12.
Rothlind, J. C., York, M. K., Luo, P., Carlson, K., Marks, W. J., Jr, Weaver, F. M., Stern, M., Follett, K. A., Duda, J. E., Reda, D. J., & CSP-468 study group (2022). Predictors of multi-domain cognitive decline following DBS for treatment of Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & related disorders, 95, 23–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.12.011
Siddiqui, S., Skemp, L., & Burkhart, L. (2022). Provider perspectives of community-acquired pressure injury prevention in veterans with spinal cord injury. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-13.
Sinnott, B., Ray, C., Weaver, F., Gonzalez, B., Chu, E., Premji, S., Raiford, M., Elam, R., Miskevics, S., Parada, S., & Carbone, L. (2022). Risk Factors and Consequences of Lower Extremity Fracture Nonunions in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury. JBMR plus, 6(3), e10595. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm4.10595
Sippel, J. L., Daly, J. E., Poggensee, L., Ristau, K. D., Eberhart, A. C., Tam, K., Evans, C.T., Lancaster, B., Wickremasinghe, I.M., Burns, S.P., Goldstein, B., & Smith, B. M. (2022). Modernization of a Large Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders Registry: The Veterans Administration Experience. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 4(4), 100237.
Wallen, E. S., Sippel, J. L., Park, M. E., Etingen, B., Weaver, F. M., Hogan, T. P., Smith, B.M., Bokhour, B.G., & Wickremasinghe, I. M. (2023). Utilization of whole health services among veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D): Early insights from the VA SCI/D system of care. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-10.
Wirth, M., Motl, R. W., Bombardier, C. H., Bartle, B., Wong, A. W., Aguina, K., & LaVela, S. L. (2024). Factors associated with perceived social isolation among veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders: Cross sectional survey. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1-10.
Zilliox, M. J., Foecking, E. M., Kuffel, G. R., Conneely, M., Saban, K. L., Herrold, A. A., Kletzel, S.L., ... & Pape, T. L. B. (2023). An initial miRNA profile of persons with persisting neurobehavioral impairments and states of disordered consciousness after severe traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 38(4), E267-E277.
