Factors associated with sports participation amongst people with spinal cord injury in a Malaysian tertiary hospital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2023

Abstract

Objective To identify factors that are associated with sports participation following spinal cord injury (SCI). Study Design Case-control study. Setting Spinal Rehabilitation outpatient clinic in a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Participants Thirty-one sports participants (SP) and thirty-four non-sports participants (NSP) (N = 65) met the following inclusion criteria; chronic SCI more than one year, age between 18 and 50 years, both traumatic and non-traumatic SCI at C5 level and below, complete or incomplete SCI (AIS A-D) and mobilizing with either manual or motorized wheelchair independently. Methods Face-to-face interviews were performed with a 22-item self-constructed questionnaire which contained four domains of variables; socio-demographic, SCI-related, environmental and sports-related factors. Data collection was done between June 2017 and May 2018. Results Traumatic SCI, pre-injury interest in sports, pre-injury sports participation, ability to drive own vehicles, and being employed were significantly associated with sports participation post-SCI (p < 0.05). Multiple logistic regression revealed traumatic SCI (p = 0.012, OR 34.70, CI 2.21-545.90) and pre-injury interest in sports (p = 0.046, OR 29.10, CI 1.06-798.95) to be independent predictors of sports participation post-SCI. Conclusion Traumatic SCI and pre-injury interest in sports were predictors of sports participation post-SCI. Pre-injury sports participation, being employed, and the ability to drive own vehicles were positively associated with sports participation. Findings from this study suggest a few crucial differences in facilitators and barriers to sports participation in Malaysia compared to other countries.

Keywords

Sports, Participation, Spinal cord injury, Factors

Publication Title

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Divisions

fac_med,rehab

Volume

46

Issue

1

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Publisher Location

2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND

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