Table 4:
Count and prevalence inputs to the model.
Description
Base estimate
a
Sensitivity estimate
a
Total SCI patients
b
20,000
—
New SCI patient
c
5%
4.5–5.5%
Exiting patient, new PU
d
25%
22.5–27.5%
Existing patient, flap surgery
c
1.5%
1.35–1.65%
Existing patient, neither PU nor flap surgery
e
68.5%
66–71%
Live in catchment area
c
50%
45–55%
Eligibility for telehealth care
Lack of functional independence
20%
18–22%
Lack of telephone land line
c
48%
43–53%
Eligible
e
32%
39–25%
PU: Pressure ulcer; SCI: spinal cord injury.
a
All figures are per year.
Sources:
b
National VA electronic database;
c
Palo Alto VA electronic database;
d
Gélis et al. [
10
];
e
authors’ calculation.