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International Spinal Cord Injury Core Data Set (version 3.0)-including standardization of reporting
Fin Biering-Sørensen1, Susan Charlifue2, Yuying Chen3
1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and Section of Spinal Cord injury, Department of Brain- and Spinal Cord Injury, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. fin.biering-soerensen@regionh.dk.
Spinal Cord
|October 28, 2022
Summary
The International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Core Data Set was updated to Version 3.0. This revision standardizes data collection for SCI research globally.
Area of Science:
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Clinical Data Standards
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Standardized data collection is crucial for consistent spinal cord injury (SCI) research.
- Previous versions of the SCI Core Data Set required updates to reflect current understanding and research needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To update the International Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Core Data Set to Version 3.0.
- To maintain and improve the standardization of data reporting in SCI research.
Main Methods:
- Expert opinion and feedback from the SCI community were gathered.
- An international working group iteratively reviewed suggestions for revisions.
- The revised data set underwent final approval through circulation.
Main Results:
- The International SCI Core Data Set (Version 3.0) comprises 21 variables.
- Key changes include updating 'Gender' to 'Sex assigned at birth' and clarifying 'Spinal Cord Injury Etiology'.
- Modifications were made to 'Vertebral injury', 'Associated injuries', and 'Spinal surgery' variables; reporting for neurological classification was refined.
Conclusions:
- The updated International SCI Core Data Set (Version 3.0) facilitates uniform descriptions of SCI populations.
- Adoption of Version 3.0 will enable better comparison of SCI research findings worldwide.
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