Environmental barriers perceived by the Finnish population with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cross-sectional survey of the Finnish population with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Objectives

To explore the frequencies of perceived environmental barriers (EB) that made participation harder for the Finnish population with SCI and to compare the occurrence of perceived EBs by gender, age, time since injury, and injury severity.

Setting

Participants were recruited from the registers of the three SCI outpatient clinics responsible for the lifelong care of people with SCI in Finland.

Methods

The self-administered Nottwil Environmental Factors Inventory Short Form (NEFI-SF) collected in the Finnish Spinal Cord Injury Study (FinSCI) (n = 1772) was used. Nonparametric tests and multinomial logistic regression models were utilized.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Saarimaki SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199142 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature