Participation Research

KEY FINDING: Social life, health, and autonomy are the most important aspects for the interviewees in forming their general concept of a good QoL.

KEY FINDING: Travel and social participation declined as people lived longer with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Young people in the iRehab program achieved significant improvements in occupational performance, independence, and goal attainment.

KEY FINDING: The Arabic SF-Qualiveen demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of > 0.8 for the overall score.

KEY FINDING: The 10 most commonly impaired ICF categories included 3 for Body Functions (exercise tolerance functions (b455), mobility of joint functions (b710), and muscle power functions (b730)) and 7 for Activities and Participation (carrying out daily routine (d230), handling stress and other psychological demands (d240), changing basic body position (d410), maintaining a body position (d415), transferring oneself (d420), walking (d450), and moving around (d455)).

KEY FINDING: Caregivers of patients with lower ADL scores (≤ 24) reported significantly higher caregiver burden compared to those with higher ADL scores.

KEY FINDING: The study confirmed four previously identified functioning trajectory classes: stable high functioning, early, moderate, and slow functioning improvement.

KEY FINDING: Pain (both intensity and how much it interferes with life) is significantly associated with higher levels of depression and anxiety, and lower life satisfaction.

KEY FINDING: QoL in SCI patients is influenced by factors such as spirituality and depression, with spirituality being a significant determinant of QoL.

KEY FINDING: Participants with SCI reported feeling restricted in their autonomy, particularly in outdoor activities, family roles, and indoor activities.