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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INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast
INside the OUTcomes: A Rehabilitation Research Podcast is produced by the Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research (CROR) at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
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Our Projects
Take a look at a few of the projects we work on everyday.
RRTC: Employment and Disability
PROJECT TYPE:
Quality Improvement, Health Services Research
Research Project
RRTC: Home and Community-Based Services
PROJECT TYPE:
Health Services Research, Outcomes
Research Project
Clinical Trials
Please join our research registry to consider becoming a participant.
Improving Adherence to Spinal Cord Injury Exercise Guidelines Using Smartphone-Based Technology and E-coaching: A Proof-of-Concept SMART-Design Study
Trial of an SCI-specific smartphone exercise app for a 2-week period and providing feedback.
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Experiences and Outcomes of People Living with SCI: A Mixed Methods, International Collaboration
Researchers at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab are recruiting for an online focus group to learn about the experiences and outcomes of people living with spinal cord injuries, and how they are related to the length and intensity of rehabilitation services across countries. The purpose of the study is to learn how rehabilitation experiences and outcomes are related to rehabilitation length of stay across different countries.
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Clinical Research Registry (CRR)
Sign up here to be enrolled in our contact list for current and future studies that may benefit you and our research.
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