Table 1 Descriptive summary of retrospective and prospective study participants
Retrospective data (n = 23) | ||
Participant type | People with SCI | (n = 19) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 50.2 (14.9) | |
Time since injury (years), mean (SD) | 20.0 (15.6) | |
Male, n (%) | 10 (53) | |
Female, n (%) | 9 (47) | |
Paraplegia, n (%) | 7 (37) | |
Tetraplegia, n (%) | 12 (63) | |
Complete injury, n (%) | 9 (47) | |
Incomplete injury, n (%) | 10 (53) | |
Remoteness | ||
Rural, n (%) | 6 (32) | |
Metro, n (%) | 13 (68) | |
Participant type | GPs | (n = 4) |
Male, n (%) | 2 (50) | |
Female, n (%) | 2 (50) | |
Remoteness, n (%) | ||
Rural, n (%) | 2 (50) | |
Metro, n (%) | 2 (50) | |
Years of experiencea, n (%) | ||
Less than 10 years | 1 (25) | |
10 years or more | 3 (75) | |
Prospective data (n = 10) | ||
Participant type | People with SCI | (n = 4) |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.5 (13.7) | |
Time since injury (years), mean (SD) | 6.0 (1.0) | |
Male, n (%) | 1 (25) | |
Female, n (%) | 3 (75) | |
Paraplegia, n (%) | 1 (25) | |
Tetraplegia, n (%) | 3 (75) | |
Participant type | Health-Related Professionalsa | (n = 6) |
Male, n (%) | 3 (50) | |
Female, n (%) | 3 (50) | |
Years of experiencea, n (%) | ||
Less than 10 years | 0 (0) | |
10 years or more | 6 (100) | |