Public Health Research

KEY FINDING: The community-based exercise intervention was feasible and well-received by participants with spinal cord injuries.

KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI and support persons similarly define recovery as gaining motor function and achieving independence.

KEY FINDING: CHART physical independence showed a positive correlation with SCIM self-care and SCIM mobility, indicating that greater physical independence is associated with better self-care and mobility.

KEY FINDING: Overall, the study indicates poor community reintegration among TSCI survivors in Rwanda, with low scores on the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale version 2 (SPRS-2).

KEY FINDING: Individuals with incomplete injuries in rural areas reported lower MSES and RNLI scores than those with complete motor injuries, whereas no significant differences were found in MSES and RNLI scores among urban residents based on impairment.

KEY FINDING: Environmental barriers, including poor accessibility and inadequate healthcare services, significantly impede community reintegration for individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: There was a statistically significant increasing trend in age at injury. Since 2014, the average age of injury has increased to exceed 60 years.

KEY FINDING: Participants used videogames to overcome physical and mental barriers to social interaction, such as neurological pain, lack of wheelchair accessible environments and long hospital admissions.

KEY FINDING: AFE was not independently associated with adverse later life outcomes.

KEY FINDING: White individuals had higher levels of ALT, BUN, BUN/Creatinine ratio, sodium, and chloride in their blood.