Our Mission
The importance placed on outcome studies in medical rehabilitation has grown dramatically in recent years as clinicians and researchers have been required to find cost-effective means of providing patient care. The Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research is responsible for conducting outcomes research.
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Rehabilitation Measures Database
Check out the Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) for access to hundreds of instrument summaries and psychometric data.
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Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS)
The Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is a leading center for innovative, integrated, interdisciplinary research and care for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and is one of the original five NIDILRR-designated Model System Spinal Cord Injury Centers (in partnership with Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital).
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Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
PROJECT TYPE:
Health Services Research, Outcomes
Research Project
Clinical Trials & Studies
Mobile Outreach and Monitoring: Ecological Notification and Timely Support in SCI (MOMENT)
Researchers at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are conducting a research study to better understand feelings of loneliness and social isolation in people with spinal cord injury and disorders by using mobile technology to track
these experiences in real time. This information will guide the development of a
mobile intervention to alleviate these issues.