High intensity functional training for people with spinal cord injury & their care partners.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Non-randomized clinical trial.

Objectives

Examine the feasibility, physical and psychosocial effects of a high intensity functional training (HIFT) exercise program for people with spinal cord injury (pSCI) and their care partners (CPs).

Setting

Community fitness center in a Medically Underserved Area (Fort Smith, USA.) METHODS: A single-group design with three assessment points (before the program, at midpoint (13 weeks), and post-program (25 weeks) was used to examine the effects of up to 49 HIFT sessions over 25-weeks. Sessions were 60 to 75 min in duration and adapted to the abilities of participants. Feasibility measures included recruitment, retention, attendance, safety and fidelity (exercise intensity rated via session-Rating of Perceived Exertion

SUBMITTER: Handlery R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11230911 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature