Social implications for persons 5-10 years after spinal cord injury

Abstract

One hundred and seventy four persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI) were treated in the rehabilitation centre ‘De Hoogstraat’ in Utrecht, The Netherlands, between 1980 and 1985. One hundred and seventeen were available for a follow up study. Between 1990 and 1992 these 117 persons were visited and interviewed at home by a physiotherapist who worked in this centre, in order to find possible shortcomings in their rehabilitation programme and to advise accordingly on improvements. From this research project the following subjects are reported: Housing, work/household, sport/hobbies, and marital status. The findings are described and compared with the literature. © 1994 International Medical Society of Paraplegia.