Who Moves after SCI? Individual, Health, and Neighborhood Predictors of Residential Mobility among Participants in the National Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Database

A growing number of studies have investigated the role of neighborhoods in shaping disability experiences and geographic disparities in health outcomes among medical rehabilitation populations. Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood increases the risk for poor health, low community participation, and diminished quality of life for adults with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).1 –4 Neighborhood greenspace benefits perceived health, well-being, and community integration among adults with neurological disabilities,5 6,7 whereas mixed land use and more density benefits functional independence8 but is less conducive to promoting physical health and participation after SCI.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Source Type: research