Purpose. To review literature on return to work (RTW) and employment in persons with
spinal cord injury (SCI), and present employment rates, factors influencing employment, and …

Objectives: To explore the concept of quality of life (QOL), critique the practice and problems
of assessing QOL following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to review the findings of studies into …

In the United States alone, there are more than 200,000 individuals living with a chronic
spinal cord injury (SCI). Healthcare for these individuals creates a significant economic …

Carpenter C, Forwell SJ, Jongbloed LE, Backman CL. Community participation after spinal
cord injury. OBJECTIVES: To describe participation among a community-based sample of …

Study design: Cross-sectional survey. Objectives:(1) To describe the support given to
persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) by their partners,(2) to describe the perceived burden …

La lesión medular es una entidad neurológica causante de importantes procesos de
discapacidad. Su incidencia en el país puede estar cercana a los mayores estimativos …

Study design: This is a cohort study with 1-year follow-up. Objectives: The aim of this study
was to examine 1-year rehospitalization rates following spinal cord injury (SCI) onset and …

Objectives: To explore perceptions of quality of life (QOL) among community-dwelling
people with high spinal cord injuries (SCI) and the factors they identified as contributing to …

Objective: The study aimed to examine the relationship between environmental barriers and
social participation among individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Method: Individuals …

Many older people have to make changes in their lifestyle to cope with an inevitable
reduction in their physical capacity. In people with spinal cord injury (SCI), the need to make …