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ArticleSpinal cord2024

Environmental barriers perceived by the Finnish population with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey.

Sanna-Mari Saarimäki, Paula Reiterä, Anni Täckman, Jari Arokoski, Aki Vainionpää, Mauri Kallinen, Susanna Tallqvist, Eerika Koskinen, Harri Hämäläinen, Anna-Maija Kauppila and 2 more

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Sanna-Mari SaarimäkiFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland. saarimaki.mari@gmail.com.ORCID 0009-0004-5087-1346
Paula ReiteräBiostatistics Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4672-2554
Anni TäckmanThe Finnish Association of Spinal Cord Injured Akson, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-1590-2747
Jari ArokoskiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation / Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Aki VainionpääDepartment of Rehabilitation, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.
Mauri KallinenDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hospital Nova of Central Finland, Central Finland Health Care District, Jyväskylä, Finland.
Susanna TallqvistFaculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7802-5505
Eerika KoskinenDepartment of Sensory, Neural, and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, Tampere, Finland.
Harri HämäläinenDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation / Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient Clinic, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Anna-Maija KauppilaDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation / Spinal Cord Injury Outpatient Clinic, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Heidi AnttilaPublic Health and Welfare Department, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Knowledge Management and Co-creation Unit, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3435-1939
Sinikka HiekkalaFaculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-7069-6643

Funding

Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri (Helsinki University Central Hospital) HUS/174/201, §1 12.4.2019Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri (Helsinki University Central Hospital) HUS/53/2017, §9 9.6.2017Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri (Helsinki University Central Hospital) HUS/76/2018, §11 18.4.2018
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Abstract

STUDY

designCross-sectional survey of the Finnish population with spinal cord injury (SCI).

objectivesTo explore the frequencies of perceived environmental barriers (EB) that made participation harder for the Finnish population with SCI and to compare the occurrence of perceived EBs by gender, age, time since injury, and injury severity.

settingParticipants were recruited from the registers of the three SCI outpatient clinics responsible for the lifelong care of people with SCI in Finland.

methodsThe self-administered Nottwil Environmental Factors Inventory Short Form (NEFI-SF) collected in the Finnish Spinal Cord Injury Study (FinSCI) (n = 1772) was used. Nonparametric tests and multinomial logistic regression models were utilized.

results880 individuals responded to the NEFI-SF items (response rate 50%). Climate was perceived as a barrier by 72% and a serious one by 44% of the respondents. The rates regarding public access were 59% and 24%, private home access 46% and 18%, and long-distance transport 45% and 20%. Four out of ten respondents reported that finances, lack of assistive devices for short-distance transport, and political decisions restricted their participation. The NEFI-SF total scores were higher (meaning more perceived restrictions by EBs) for those more severely injured.

conclusionsClimate, access to public and private places, challenges with transport, finances, and political decisions were the EBs most frequently perceived to restrict participation by the Finnish population with SCI. Most EBs that were prominent causes of restrictions are modifiable. Greater accessibility to the built environment, equal services to all, and positive special treatment could reduce their effects.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesAdultAgedArchitectural AccessibilityCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmentFemaleFinlandHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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