Using the Standing and Walking Assessment Tool (SWAT) at Discharge Predicts Community Outdoor Walking Capacity in Persons with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

CONCLUSION: The SWAT stage and measures at discharge can predict community outdoor walking capacity in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. Notably, a patient's confidence in performing activities plays an important part in achieving walking ability in the community.IMPACT: The discharge SWAT is useful to optimize discharge planning.PMID:37561412 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzad106

Source: Health Physics - August 10, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: Heather A Hong Kristen Walden James J Laskin Di Wang Dilnur Kurban Christiana L Cheng Lindsey Guilbault Erica Dagley Chelsea Wong Shane McCullum Dany H Gagnon Jean-Fran çois Lemay Vanessa K Noonan Kristin E Musselman Canadian SCI Standing and Walking Mea Source Type: research