Evaluation of an inpatient sports program to guide post-discharge physical activity participation among people with brain and spinal cord injury – a cross-sectional study
Participation in an inpatient sports program helped participants feel a sense of social connection and improved mental-wellbeing. It did not, however, improve links to sport in the community within the short time frame that follow-up was completed.
Authors
- James Richardson
- Hannah Daniel
- Elise M. Gane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5901-3899)
- Emma Beckman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-4929)
- Timothy Geraghty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-8315)
- Kathryn Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-1482)
- Peter Tonks
- Emily Alice Bray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6069-6156)
- Melissa Kendall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-2627)
- Sean Tweedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-3382)
- Jai Peach
- Glenn Verner-Wren
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Metro South Health (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2527354
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Metro South Health