Our Peer Reviewed Publications

About the Project

There were many areas of interest from the 2018 Community Survey. The project team has been working on distributing this information in the form of publications. There are publications that are still in progress, however, the following papers have now been published.

• Borg, S.J., Geraghty, T., Arora, M., Foster, M., Marshall, R., Nunn, A. & Middleton, J.W. (2021). Employment outcomes following spinal cord injury: A population-based cross-sectional study in Australia. Spinal Cord, 59(10), 1120-31.
• Borg, S.J., Borg, D.N., Arora, M., Middleton, J.W., Marshall, R., Nunn, A. & Geraghty, T. (2022). Factors related to engagement in employment after spinal cord injury in Australia: A cross-sectional study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 103(12), 2345-2354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2022.04.011
• Graco, M., Arora, M., Berlowitz, D.J., Craig, A. & Middleton, J.W. (2023). The impact of sleep quality on health, participation and employment outcomes in people with spinal cord injury. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 66(5), article 101738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2023.101738
• Kifley, A., Arora, M., Nunn, A., Marshall, R., Geraghty, T., Weber, G., Urquhart, S., Craig, A., Cameron, I.D. & Middleton, J.W. (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 3. Drivers of quality of life in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 185-193.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-022-00845-3
• Kifley, A., Geraghty, T.J., Arora, M., Bourke, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I., Nunn, A., Marshall, R. & Middleton, J.W. (2023). Complex lived experiences and hidden disability after spinal cord injury: a latent profile analysis of the Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29, 1-12.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38018422/
• Middleton, J.W., Arora, M., Kifley, A., Clark, J., Borg, S.J., Tran, Y., Atresh, S., Kaur, J., Shetty, S., Nunn, A., Marshall, R. & Geraghty, T. (2022). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 2. Understanding the lived experience in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 60(12), 1069–1079. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-022-00817-7
• Middleton, J.W., Arora, M., Kifley, A., Geraghty, T., Borg, S.J., Marshall, R., Clark, J., Nunn, A., Ferrante, A., Fekete, C., Stucki, G., Gopinath, B., Craig, A. & Cameron, I.D. (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 1. Population-based design, methodology and cohort profile. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 194-203.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-022-00850-6 
• Watson, P.K., Arora, M., Middleton, J.W., Quel de Oliveira, C., Heard, R., Nunn, A., Geraghty, T., Marshall, R. & Davis, G.M. (2022). Leisure-time physical activity in people with spinal cord injury – Predictors of exercise guideline adherence. International Journal of Public Health, 67, article 1605235. https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605235
• Borg, S. J., Borg, D. N., Arora, M., Middleton, J. W., Marshall, R., Nunn, A., & Geraghty, T. (2024). Unmet healthcare needs, access to services and experiences with health providers among persons with spinal cord injury in Australia. Spinal Cord. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-024-00997-4
• Watson, P. K., Middleton, J. W., Arora, M., De Oliveira, C. Q., Heard, R., Nunn, A., Geraghty, T., Marshall, R., & Davis, G. M. (2025). Leisure-time physical activity in people with spinal cord injury: A population-based community sample. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 31(2), 76–87. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci24-00007‌
• Daniel, H., Bray, E. A., Beckman, E. M., Smith, K., Kendall, M., Tweedy, S., et al. (2025). Evaluation of an inpatient sports program to guide post-discharge physical activity participation among people with brain and spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2527354
• Watson, P. K., Middleton, J. W., Arora, M., Quel De Oliveira, C., Heard, R., Nunn, A., Geraghty, T., Marshall, R., & Davis, G. M. (2025). Leisure-time physical activity in people with spinal cord injury: A population-based community sample. Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation, 31(2), 76–87. https://doi.org/10.46292/sci24-00007
• Mitchell, J., O’Loghlen, J., Bray, E., McLennan, V., McLeod, B., Brough, R., … Ownsworth, T. (2025). Assistive technology at work: a metasynthesis of the perspectives of people with spinal cord injury/damage. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2025.2475151
• Bray, E., Brough, R., Jones, R., Burridge, L., Geraghty, T., Mitchell, J., … Ownsworth, T. (2025). Setting me up or holding me back? Perspectives of people with spinal cord injury on rehabilitation supports at inpatient discharge and 3-months post-discharge. Disability and Rehabilitation, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2476037
• Borg, S. J., Cameron, C. M., Luetsch, K., Rolley, A., Geraghty, T., McPhail, S., & McCreanor, V. (2024). Prevalence of opioid use in adults with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 48(2), 170–188. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2024.2319384
• Borg, S. J., Borg, D. N., Wheeler, A., Atresh, S., & Geraghty, T. (2025). Prescription opioid dispensing rates in the 12-months post-discharge after acute spinal cord injury: An observational study. The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2024.2448043