Spinal cord injury, physical activity, and quality of life: a systematic review

JR Tomasone, NN Wesch… - Kinesiology …, 2013 - journals.humankinetics.com
Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) tend to report poorer quality of life (QOL) than people
without a physical disability. Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) has been shown to …

Defining quality of life: a wild-goose chase?

B Barcaccia, G Esposito, M Matarese… - Europe's Journal of …, 2013 - psycharchives.org
In the last decades there has been a growing interest towards the concept of “Quality of
Life”(QoL), not only in the bio-medical field, but also in other areas, such as sociology …

Benefits of adaptive sport on physical and mental quality of life in people with physical disabilities: a Meta-Analysis

E Isidoro-Cabanas, FJ Soto-Rodriguez… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Adaptive sports could produce multiple health benefits in people with physical disabilities.
The aim is to evaluate if adaptive sports practice has an influence on physical and mental …

Secondary health conditions, activity limitations, and life satisfaction in older adults with long-term spinal cord injury

S Jörgensen, S Iwarsson, J Lexell - PM&R, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) have lived several decades with
their injury, leading to a need for a deeper understanding of factors associated with healthy …

Home-based exercise enhances health-related quality of life in persons with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial

TE Nightingale, PC Rouse, JP Walhin… - Archives of physical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the influence of a home-based exercise intervention on indices of
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design This …

Social skills: a resource for more social support, lower depression levels, higher quality of life, and participation in individuals with spinal cord injury?

R Müller, C Peter, A Cieza, MW Post… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the relevance of social skills and their different dimensions (ie,
expressivity, sensitivity, control) in relation to social support, depression, participation, and …

Fear of falling, community participation, and quality of life among community-dwelling people who use wheelchairs full time

JH Sung, S Shen, EW Peterson, JJ Sosnoff… - Archives of physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To examine the differences in community participation and quality of life (QOL)
among individuals who use wheelchairs full time with and without fear of falling (FOF) …

Barriers to leisure-time physical activities in individuals with spinal cord injury

EJ Hwang, MD Groves, JN Sanchez… - … therapy in health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the personal, environmental, and activity barriers to leisure-time
physical activities (LTPAs) among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). A survey …

[PDF][PDF] Physical activity, self-esteem, and quality of life among people with physical disability

C Jalayondeja, W Jalayondeja… - Southeast Asian J …, 2016 - tm.mahidol.ac.th
Physical activity (PA) can improve health and quality of life (QOL) of healthy people.
However, the association between PA and QOL among people with physical disability …

Effectiveness and feasibility of the workout on wheels internet intervention (WOWii) for individuals with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial

K Froehlich-Grobe, J Lee, C Ochoa, A Lopez, E Sarker… - Spinal Cord, 2022 - nature.com
Study design Randomized-controlled trial (RCT) with immediate intervention (IMM) and wait-
list control (WLC) groups; WLC participants received the intervention during delivery to …