Participation Research

KEY FINDING: The final regression models explained 46% of global QoL, 47% of psychological QoL and 31% of physical QoL.

KEY FINDING: Participants with tetraplegia and complete injuries experienced more health and activity/participation problems and faced greater environmental barriers.

KEY FINDING: Longer time since injury was associated with more secondary conditions.

KEY FINDING: No significant differences in SCIM scores were found between TSI strata, suggesting that functional independence does not decline with increasing time since injury.

KEY FINDING: A strong association was identified between pain catastrophizing and task-specific shoulder pain, indicating that psychological factors significantly influence the experience of pain during activities.

KEY FINDING: Mobility subscore was the only functional aspect significantly associated with all QOL domains (physical, psychological, social and environmental).

KEY FINDING: The modified Functional Reach Test (mFRT) improved by 2 inches following the 8-week program.

KEY FINDING: Patients with more severe spasticity had significantly lower scores in physical health, social relationships, and overall QOL.

KEY FINDING: Participants with low SWL were recently injured (<4.5 years), while persons with high SWL were married and younger (<49 years old).

KEY FINDING: Several secondary health conditions like constipation, urinary tract infections, and headaches at 6 months post-SCI were associated with significantly higher levels of disability at each subsequent follow-up.