TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Quality of life, concern of falling and satisfaction of the sit-ski aid in sit-skiers with spinal cord injury: observational study
JO  - Spinal cord series and cases
A1  - Ponti, Adriano
A1  - Berardi, Anna
A1  - Galeoto, Giovanni
A1  - Marchegiani, Luca
A1  - Spandonaro, Cristina
A1  - Marquez, Maria Auxiliadora
SP  - e8
EP  - e8
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - STUDY DESIGN: Observational study. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>RESULTS were evaluated with chi-squared test and Kolmogorov-Smirnov's test and the significance was set for p values < 0.05. <br><br>RESULTS: Fifteen participants were included. <br><br>RESULTS showed positive and statistically significant values for all the items of the SCI-FCS related to fear of falling, and for most of the items of the WHOQoL-BREF related to QoL and the QUEST 2.0 related to satisfaction with the device. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights that sit skiing is correlated with high levels of satisfaction with the mono-ski, increases in QoL, and low levels of fear of falling. In adding these findings to the existent literature, it can be stated with more certainty that sit-skiing is a sport that can be recommended in rehabilitation and sports therapy programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2058-6124
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-020-0257-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -