Trial reportThe journal of spinal cord medicine2014
Longitudinal relationship between wheelchair exercise capacity and life satisfaction in patients with spinal cord injury: A cohort study in the Netherlands.
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- Association between socio-demographic and injury factors, and physical activity behaviour in people with spinal cord injury: a theory-informed systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Pain and quality of life in athletes vs non-athletes with spinal cord injury: Observational study.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Observational
- 12-week concurrent brisk walking and Taijiquan (Tai Chi) improve balance, flexibility, and muscular strength of Chinese older women.PloS one · 2023Article
- Peak oxygen uptake in sportsmen with spinal cord injury: importance of body composition.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Effects of Resistance Training on Oxidative Stress Markers and Muscle Damage in Spinal Cord Injured Rats.Biology · 2021Article
- The test-retest reliability of individualized VOSpinal cord · 2021Article
- Grafting Embryonic Raphe Neurons Reestablishes Serotonergic Regulation of Sympathetic Activity to Improve Cardiovascular Function after Spinal Cord Injury.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2020Article
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- Is Fitbit Charge 2 a feasible instrument to monitor daily physical activity and handbike training in persons with spinal cord injury? A pilot study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2018Article
- Validity of consumer-grade activity monitor to identify manual wheelchair propulsion in standardized activities of daily living.PloS one · 2018Article
- Health status of regularly physically active persons with spinal cord injury.Spinal cord series and cases · 2017Article
- Active Lifestyle Is Associated With Reduced Dyspnea and Greater Life Satisfaction in Spinal Cord Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2016Article
- Teleexercise for Persons With Spinal Cord Injury: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Case Series.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2016Article
- Predicting peak oxygen uptake from submaximal exercise after spinal cord injury.Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between wheelchair exercise capacity and life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury from the start of active inpatient rehabilitation up to 5 years after discharge.
designProspective cohort study. SUBJECTS: Persons with spinal cord injury, aged 18-65 years, and wheelchair dependent at least for long distances.
methodMeasurements at the start of active rehabilitation, after 3 months, at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, and 1 and 5 years after discharge. A peak wheelchair exercise test was performed to record peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and peak power output (POpeak). Life satisfaction was measured as current life satisfaction and change of life satisfaction in comparison with life after spinal cord injury. Relationships between (changes in) exercise capacity and (changes in) life satisfaction were analyzed random coefficient analysis, corrected for possible confounders (age, gender, level of lesion, functional status, secondary impairments, pain, and sports activity) if necessary.
resultsOf 225 persons included, 130 attended two or more peak exercise tests, who were include in the analyses. Mean age at start was 39 years, 75% were male, 73% had paraplegia, and 76% had a traumatic lesion. Mean POpeak increased during the study from 32.9 to 55.9 Watts, mean VO2peak from 1.02 to 1.38 l/minute, and mean life satisfaction from 5.7 to 7.8. An increase of POpeak with 10 W was associated with a 0.3-point increase of life satisfaction (P = 0.01). An increase of VO2peak with 0.1 l/minute was associated with a 0.1-point increase of life satisfaction (P = 0.049). Conclusion High(er) wheelchair exercise capacity is related to high(er) life satisfaction in spinal cord injury patients.
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