Physical activity and quality of life interfaces in people with spinal cord injury

Object of the study – physical activity and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury. Aim of the work – to analize physical activity and quality of life intefaces in people with spinal cord injury. The objectives: 1. To determine and compare the quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury from gender perspective. 2. To determine and evaluate the peculiarities of physical activity in individuals with spinal cord injury. 3. To determine and compare the quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury from different levels of physical activity perspective. 4. To determine and compare the physical activity and quality of life relationships in persons with spinal cord injury. Conclusions: 1. The quality of life didn‘t differ by gender in individuals with spinal cord injury. 2. We found that physical activity, frequency and lenght of physical activity were similar among men and women with spinal cord injury. 3. We found that the physical active people with spinal cord injury reported about greater health-related quality of life compared to physical inactive individuals with spinal cord injury. 4. There is a statistically significant weak correlation between physical activity frequency and pain, it means that more frequent physical activity is not connected with pain. There is statistically significant moderate correlation between physical activity frequency and other seven health related life quality sections (social functioning, energy, physical functioning, general health perceptions, emotional well-being, role limitations due to emotional problems, role limitations due to physical health), that means better quality of life depends on physical activity frequency. There is strongest statistically significant negative correlation between physical activity and general health scale. The weakest statistically significant correlation established between physical activity and pain section