The perceived benefits and barriers of sport in spinal cord injured individuals: a qualitative study (original) (raw)

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2012

Abstract

This study explores what individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) perceive to be the benefits of becoming involved in organized sport and identifies the barriers to participation. Seven SCI athletes from a variety of sports were interviewed in a semi-structured format. 20 benefits and 18 individual barriers were identified and categorized into sub-themes: benefits were categorized into sub-themes of "socialization,"…

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