Patients in general, and possibly also those with spinal cord injuries, recover better in hospitals that focus on nursing and maintain good relations between nurses and physicians. Additional information is needed to determine the numbers of nurses and physicians needed in outpatient clinics to treat patients with spinal cord injury.
Additional research is needed to determine the staffing needs of nurses and physicians in outpatient clinics to treat patients with spinal cord injury and identify a reliable outcome measure for patients with spinal cord injury.