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Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 1/2012

01-08-2012 | Original Article

Predictors of Leisure Time Physical Activity Among People with Spinal Cord Injury

Authors: Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Ph.D., Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Ph.D., Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Ph.D., Andrea C. Buchholz, Ph.D., Steven R. Bray, Ph.D., B. Catharine Craven, M.D., Keith C. Hayes, Ph.D., Mary Ann McColl, Ph.D., Patrick J. Potter, M.D., Karen Smith, M.D., Dalton L. Wolfe, Ph.D., Richard Goy, M.A., Julie Horrocks, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

Most studies of physical activity predictors in people with disability have lacked a guiding theoretical framework. Identifying theory-based predictors is important for developing activity-enhancing strategies.

Purpose

To use the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework to identify predictors of leisure time physical activity among people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods

Six hundred ninety-five persons with SCI (M age = 47; 76% male) completed measures of Body Functions and Structures, Activities and Participation, Personal Factors, and Environmental Factors at baseline and 6-months. Activity was measured at 6 and 18 months. Logistic and linear regression models were computed to prospectively examine predictors of activity status and activity minutes per day.

Results

Models explained 19%–25% of variance in leisure time physical activity. Activities and Participation and Personal Factors were the strongest, most consistent predictors.

Conclusions

The ICF framework shows promise for identifying and conceptualizing predictors of leisure time physical activity in persons with disability.
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Metadata
Title
Predictors of Leisure Time Physical Activity Among People with Spinal Cord Injury
Authors
Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Ph.D.
Kelly P. Arbour-Nicitopoulos, Ph.D.
Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Ph.D.
Andrea C. Buchholz, Ph.D.
Steven R. Bray, Ph.D.
B. Catharine Craven, M.D.
Keith C. Hayes, Ph.D.
Mary Ann McColl, Ph.D.
Patrick J. Potter, M.D.
Karen Smith, M.D.
Dalton L. Wolfe, Ph.D.
Richard Goy, M.A.
Julie Horrocks, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-012-9370-9

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