Published on in Vol 6, No 1 (2017): January

Leveraging Electronic Health Care Record Information to Measure Pressure Ulcer Risk in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Study Protocol

Leveraging Electronic Health Care Record Information to Measure Pressure Ulcer Risk in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Study Protocol

Leveraging Electronic Health Care Record Information to Measure Pressure Ulcer Risk in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury: A Longitudinal Study Protocol

Stephen L Luther   1, 2 , PhD ;   Susan S Thomason   1, 3 , RN, DNP ;   Sunil Sabharwal   4 , MD ;   Dezon K Finch   1 , PhD ;   James McCart   1, 5 , PhD ;   Peter Toyinbo   1 , MBChB, PhD ;   Lina Bouayad   1 , PhD ;   Michael E Matheny   6, 7, 8, 9 , MD, MS, MPH ;   Glenn T Gobbel   7, 10 , DVM, PhD ;   Gail Powell-Cope   1, 2, 11 , PhD, ARNP, FAAN

1 Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Health Services Research and Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Tampa, FL, United States

2 College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

3 Tampa VA Research and Education Foundation, Inc, Tampa, FL, United States

4 VA Boston Healthcare System, VA New England Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, West Roxbury, MA, United States

5 Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

6 Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, United States

7 Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

8 Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

9 Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

10 Research and Development Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, TN, United States

11 College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Stephen L Luther, PhD
  • Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
  • Health Services Research and Development
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • James A Haley Veterans Hospital (151R)
  • 8900 Grand Oak Circle
  • Tampa, FL, 33636-1022
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 813-558-3966
  • Fax: 1 813-558-7616
  • Email: steve.luther@va.gov