Table 3 Frequency of participation in activities.

From: Participation in activities among people with long-term spinal cord injury in Sweden and the USA – an explorative study using secondary data analysis

 

Sweden (n = 73)

USA (n = 45)

1Dressing**

2.90 ± 0.93a

2.76 ± 1.15

1Bathing**

3.34 ± 0.75

2.67 ± 0.98

1Meals

2.89 ± 1.30

3.07 ± 1.18

2Work inside*

2.55 ± 1.38

3.75 ± 0.59 (40)b

3Leaving home*

3.30 ± 0.91

3.84 ± 0.37

4Exercise**

2.49 ± 1.37

2.95 ± 1.25 (43)

4Active recreation

1.89 ± 1.25

1.76 ± 1.13 (34)

4Leisure*

3.99 ± 0.12

3.73 ± 0.63 (41)

5Socializing

3.34 ± 0.99

2.98 ± 0.90 (42)

6Employment

1.53 ± 0.84

2.00 ± 0.91 (37)

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.
  2. 1Scale: 1 = < 10 min; 2 = 11-20 min; 3 = 21-30 min; 4 = > 40 min.
  3. 2Scale: 1 =  never/rarely; 2 = 1-2x/week; 3 = 3-4x/week; 4 = >5x/week.
  4. 3Scale: 1 = never/rarely; 2 = 1-2x/month; 3 = 1-2x/week; 4=daily/almost daily.
  5. 4Scale: 1 = never/rarely; 2 = 1-2x/month; 3 = 1-2x/week; 4 = >2x/week.
  6. 5Scale: 1 = never/rarely; 2 = 1-2x/week; 3 = 3-4x/week; 4 = daily/almost daily.
  7. 6Scale: 1 = none; 2 = 1–20 h/week; 3 = 21-40 h/week; 4 = more than 40 h/week.
  8. aMean ± SD.
  9. bActual response rate for the activity, due to the request from the University’s Institution Review Board for a response option “I prefer not to answer”.
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