Functional disability of adult individuals with spinal cord injury and its association with socio-demographic characteristics Incapacidad funcional y asociaciones con aspectos socio-demográficos en adultos con lesión medular Incapacidade funcional e associações com aspectos sociodemográficos em adultos com lesão medular

The aim was to investigate the Functional Disability degree in adults with spinal cord injury and its association with socio-demographic characteristics. The Barthel Index was used and 75 subjects answered a questionnaire with socio-demographic variables. The Chi-Square, Cronbach's Alpha and Fi...

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Main Authors: Alexsandro Silva Coura, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Bertha Cruz Enders, Mayara Lima Barbosa, Juliana Raquel Silva Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-02-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692012000100012