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- Title
Staying physically active after spinal cord injury: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to exercise participation.
- Authors
Kehn, Matthew; Kroll, Thilo
- Abstract
While enhancing physical activity has been an essential goal of public health officials, people with physical impairments such as spinal cord injury (SCI) are more likely to live a sedentary lifestyle. Exercise has been shown to decrease the risk for many of the secondary conditions associated with SCI, including osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections, diabetes and arthritis, yet this population is rarely a target for health promotion efforts. This paper examines the self-reported exercise experiences of people with SCI using a qualitative-exploratory design.
- Publication
BMC public health, 2009, Vol 9, p168
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-9-168