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Krause, James S. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2010
The author compares current employment status after spinal cord injury between participants who were independent in ambulation (required no assistance from others) and those who were dependent in ambulation (required assistance from at least one other person to ambulate). Those who were independent of assistance from others in ambulation were…
Descriptors: Injuries, Disabilities, Human Body, Motion
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Akkoc, Yesim; Cinar, Yasemin; Kismali, Erkan – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2012
The aim of the study was to compare urodynamic findings and upper urinary tract (UUT) abnormalities detected by ultrasonography in complete and incomplete suprasacral spinal cord injury (SCI) patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity. Thirty-eight suprasacral SCI patients who underwent ultrasonography evaluation of the UUT and urodynamic…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Injuries, Patients, Human Body
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Young, Amanda E.; Murphy, Gregory C. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2009
The purpose of this study is to review the research conducted on the topic of employment status after spinal cord injury that was published between 1992 and 2005. This study follows on from an earlier review that focused on papers published between 1976 and 1991. The current study extends the earlier review by reporting an aggregate employment…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Injuries, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Miller, Susan M.; Chan, Fong; Ferrin, James M.; Lin, Chen-Ping; Chan, Jacob Y. C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
This study examined the factorial structure of the "World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire--Brief Version" in a community sample of Canadians with spinal cord injuries. A confirmatory factor analysis provides evidence that the instrument is a multidimensional measure of quality of life. Additionally, the questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Injuries, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
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Sadowsky, Cristina L.; McDonald, John W. – Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 2009
Physical rehabilitation following spinal cord injury-related paralysis has traditionally focused on teaching compensatory techniques, thus enabling the individual to achieve day-to-day function despite significant neurological deficits. But the concept of an irreparable central nervous system (CNS) is slowly being replaced with evidence related to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Injuries, Anatomy, Human Body
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Barfield, J. P.; Malone, Laurie A.; Coleman, Tristica A. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to reach a training threshold during on-court sport activity. Monitors collected heart rate (HR) data every 5 s for 11 wheelchair tennis players (WCT) with low paraplegia and 11 able-bodied controls matched on experience and skill level (ABT).…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Racquet Sports, Injuries, Physical Disabilities
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Erickson, David V. – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2008
This article focuses on loss, recovery and spiritual dimensions of trauma in spinal cord injury (SCI) during adolescence. From a clinical perspective, while there are physical characteristics in common with congenital childhood disabilities such as spina bifida, life adjustment issues associated with acquired disabilities can be quite different,…
Descriptors: Accidents, Life Satisfaction, Motor Vehicles, Adolescents
Heinemann, Allen W.; And Others – 1987
Substance use histories were obtained from 103 persons (16 to 63 years of age) with recent spinal cord injuries (SCI). Lifetime exposure to and current use of substances with abuse potential were substantially greater in this sample compared to a like-age national sample. Exposure to and recent use of substances with abuse potential was…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Incidence
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Hampton, Nan Zhang – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2004
The purpose of this study was to explore the joint contributions of demographic variables, perceived health, self-efficacy beliefs, and perceived social support to subjective well-being (SWB) in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). One hundred twenty-seven individuals with SCI participated in the study. The results indicated that general…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Injuries, Physical Disabilities, Self Efficacy