| This study was intended to provide life care planners with a guide as to whether or not particular secondary complications (SCs) should be included within the LCP, while providing life care planners with additional support from other physiatrists as to whether the inclusion of a cost should be added for specific SCs. Each research question was designed to determine whether differences exist between life care planners (LCPs) and physiatrists in their knowledge regarding SCs while comparing their responses with empirical research. In addition, it was determined to investigate whether costs should be included in a LCP based on the reports given from certified and non-certified LCPs; even though it meets the possibility (less than 50%) threshold rather than the probable (51% or greater) threshold. Further examination to determine whether the percentage of plans that are plaintiff cases has any bearing towards LCPs as more likely to include costs regardless of a person with a SCI acquiring a SC or not was a critical focus of this study. Lastly, this researcher wanted to examine the ethical considerations of LCPs as to whether they ever felt pressure to include costs in an effort to secure future employment by attorneys. |
