Risk Factors Associated With Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify risk factors for falls and fall-related injuries for wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Community setting.

Participants

Fifty-nine community dwelling wheelchair users (N=59), 47.5% male, median age of 52.5 years (IQR, 21 years) with chronic SCI, median time since injury of 16.6 years (IQR, 27.3 years).

Interventions

No intervention.

Main outcome measures

Outcomes were incidence of falls and fall-related injuries. Participants reported on falls and fall-related injuries experienced in the previous 6 months. Independent variables were self-reported and performance-based measures. Self-reported measures included demographics, characteristics of SCI, fear of falling, psychologica

SUBMITTER: Abou L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature