Quality of life, concern of falling and satisfaction of the sit-ski aid in sit-skiers with spinal cord injury: observational study

Study design Observational study. Objective To describe (1) user satisfaction, (2) the Quality of Life (QoL) and (3) fear of falling in individuals with tetraplegia or paraplegia who used a mono-ski for sit-skiing. Setting Spinal units and Sport associations. Methods An observational study of people...

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Published in:Spinal cord series and cases 2020-02, Vol.6 (1), p.8-8, Article 8
Main Authors: Ponti, Adriano, Berardi, Anna, Galeoto, Giovanni, Marchegiani, Luca, Spandonaro, Cristina, Marquez, Maria Auxiliadora
Format: Article
Language:English
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Accidental Falls - prevention & control
Activities of daily living
Adaptive technology
Adult
Anatomy
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cervical Vertebrae - injuries
Fear - physiology
Fear - psychology
Female
Handicapped assistance devices
Human Physiology
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - injuries
Male
Middle Aged
Neurochemistry
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
Observational studies
Paralysis
Paraplegia - psychology
Paraplegia - rehabilitation
People with disabilities
Personal Satisfaction
Physical fitness
Quadriplegia - psychology
Quadriplegia - rehabilitation
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Sitting Position
Skiing
Skiing - physiology
Skiing - psychology
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries - psychology
Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation
Sports for Persons with Disabilities - physiology
Sports for Persons with Disabilities - psychology
Thoracic Vertebrae - injuries
Young Adult
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Summary:Study design Observational study. Objective To describe (1) user satisfaction, (2) the Quality of Life (QoL) and (3) fear of falling in individuals with tetraplegia or paraplegia who used a mono-ski for sit-skiing. Setting Spinal units and Sport associations. Methods An observational study of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) who used a sit-ski. Participants were recruited in various SCI rehabilitation centers and sport associations. Participants completed three assessment tools: the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0); the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQoL-BREF); the Spinal Cord Injury Fall Concern Scale (SCI-FCS). Results were evaluated with chi-squared test and Kolmogorov–Smirnov’s test and the significance was set for p values 
ISSN:2058-6124
2058-6124
DOI:10.1038/s41394-020-0257-x