Benefits and barriers to return to education and relationship to quality of life for people living with spinal cord injury: Results of a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

There is limited research on return to education (RTE) after spinal cord injury (SCI). As a result, few programs exist to help people achieve this goal.

Objective

The primary objective was to investigate the barriers and facilitators to RTE, and the relationship between RTE and quality of life (QOL). The secondary objective was to examine the role of a Vocational Resource Facilitation (VRF) program on RTE.

Methods

A mixed methods approach with a semi-structured interview and online survey was used. Participants included 15 people with SCI with RTE goals who received VRF services at an acute inpatient rehabilitation hospital. Qualitative responses on the barriers, facilitators and perceived benefits of RTE were analyzed using a grounded theory strategy.

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SUBMITTER: Hsieh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864026 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature