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Episode 26: Loneliness and Spinal Cord Injury

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On this episode of INside the OUTcomes, we’ll be talking about loneliness and spinal cord injury. 

?My guests are , a research health scientist, and Marissa Wirth, lead social science program coordinator, both in the in the in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. LaVela is also a research professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Northwestern University. 

?Dr. LaVela and Marissa conducted extensive research about how loneliness affects people with SCI and have uncovered factors that contribute to and alleviate loneliness in this population. They have also developed an for health care providers on loneliness and SCI, which we'll discuss at the end of this episode. 

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INside the OUTcomes is supported by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (grants 90DPKT0007, 90RTGE0004, 90RTEM0001, 90SIMS0015).