Abbreviations

AD autonomic dysreflexia
AE assistive equipment
ARI acute respiratory infection
BPI Brief Pain Inventory
CPG clinical practice guideline
CPHE Comprehensive Preventative Health Evaluation
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
CVD cardiovascular disease
ED emergency department
EM emergency medicine
FD family doctor
FFS fee for service
FIM Functional Independence Measure
GP general practitioner
HCQ Health Care Questionnaire
HR hazard ratio
MCO managed care organization
MI mental illness
MPQ McGill Pain Questionnaire
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
NTSCI non-traumatic spinal cord injury
OB/GYN obstetrician/gynecologist
PCP primary care physician
PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9
PM prescription medications
PM&R physical medicine and rehabilitation
PR physical rehabilitation
PSHCPS Patient Satisfaction with Health Care Provider Scale
RIO Rurality Index of Ontario
SC specialist care
SCIM Spinal Cord Independence Measure
SF short form
SIS spinal injury specialist
TBI traumatic brain injury
TSCI traumatic spinal cord injury
VA veteran affairs
VO2 oxygen uptake
YPI years post-injury