Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficients between autonomy and participation life impact areas and upper extremity functioning.

From: Participation and autonomy, independence in activities of daily living and upper extremity functioning in individuals with spinal cord injury

Autonomy impact areas

UE activity capacity

Kinematics

Movement time

Smoothness

Wrist angle

Trunk displacement

Indoors

− 0.33

0.63**

0.49*

0.06

0.24

Family role

− 0.04

0.12

0.04

− 0.11

− 0.15

Outdoors

− 0.14

0.14

0.18

− 0.18

− 0.20

Social life and relationships

− 0.41*

0.25

0.35

0.23

− 0.15

Work/education (n = 18)a

− 0.30

0.26

0.35

0.16

− 0.04

  1. UE upper extremity.
  2. a7 participants were retired.
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 Correlations ≥ 0.50 are marked with bold;
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