Evaluation of functional autonomy of adult with spinal cord injury

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to evaluate the quality of life and functional autonomy to perform daily living activities of people with spinal cord injuries physically active and sedentary. Thus, we recruited 22 subjects the age range from 20 to 53 years. Subjects answered an interview, a socioeconomic questionnaire, the WHOQOL-BREF for assessing the quality of
life, the IPAQ to analyze the physical activity level. The individuals also performed a bettery of tests related to daily life activities. The data were processed using descriptive statistics, mean comparisons and correlation tests, p ≤ 0.05. The results show lower scores in the psychological (56.4 ± 13.7) and environment (55.2 ± 10.7). Observed superiority of autonomy of physically active individuals compared to insuffi ciently active. Signifi cant correlations were found between the age factor and the scores obtained in the test battery. The fi ndings suggest a positive relationship between physical activity and autonomy and quality of life in individuals
with spinal cord injury.