Spinal Cord Injury Update

Spring 2009: Volume 18, Number 1

 

Grant to study aging with disabilities

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has recently funded a Research and Training Center (RRTC) at the University of Washington’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. The purpose of this Center is to study the challenges faced by patients aging with spinal cord injury and other physical disabilities.

The objectives of the RRTC are to better understand the natural course of aging with a disability, to test the effectiveness of treatments for depression in people with disabilities as they age, to improve employment in those with a physical disability, and to publish findings to people with disabilities, their family members and their health care providers. A longitudinal survey aimed at achieving a better understanding of the scope of aging with spinal cord injury is just one example of upcoming projects.

If you have any questions, please contact the Aging RRTC staff at agerrtc@u.washington.edu, visit our website at http://agerrtc.washington.edu, or call our offices at 206-221-5358.

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