Table 5 Correlation of injury status (ASIA motor and sensory scores), psychosocial and physical wellbeing and independent living with level of willingness to participate in research.

From: Evaluating patient perspectives on participating in scientific research and clinical trials for the treatment of spinal cord injury

 

AM

AS

Gender—female

Age

PP

IL

L1

L2

L3

L4

L5

AM

1

          

AS

0.68***

1

         

Gender

0.068

0.186*

1

        

Age

0.068

0.304***

0.028

1

       

PP

0.135

0.112

− 0.733***

− 0.567***

1

      

IL

− 0.03

0.57

− 0.583***

− 0.476***

0.411***

1

     

L1

− 0.034

− 0.017

0.065

− 0.166*

0.075

0.148

1

    

L2

− 0.065

− 0.15

− 0.229**

-2.960***

0.021

0.128

0.457***

1

   

L3

− 0.107

− 0.216**

− 0.152

− 2.036*

0.004

0.067

0.398***

0.675***

1

  

L4

0.117

0.038

− 0.087

0.156

0.088

0.07

0.342***

0.414***

0.569***

1

 

L5

− 0.032

− 0.091

0.152

0.168*

− 0.136

− 0.054

0.256***

0.517***

0.505***

0.465***

1

  1. AM, ASIA motor score; AS, ASIA sensory score; IL, independent living score; PP, psychosocial and physical wellbeing score; L1, participation level 1—‘opinion-based research involvement’; L2, participation level 2— ‘tissue donor involvement’; L3, participation level 3— ‘clinical trial involvement (without risk explained)’; L4, participation level 4— ‘clinical trial involvement (without prior testing)’; and L5, participation level 5—‘clinical trial involvement (with risk explained)’. Significance levels: *** < 0.001; ** < 0.01; * < 0.05.
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