Table 5 Summary of the views of community living individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury about the components of a self-management program and program delivery
Component | Description |
|---|---|
Content modules | -Exercise |
-Nutrition | |
-Pain management | |
-Communicating with health care professionals (e.g., mood) and/or directing care | |
-Dealing with depression | |
-Problem solving | |
-Confidence (i.e., self-efficacy) | |
-(Preventing) bowel/bladder dysfunction | |
-(Preventing) injury | |
Mode of delivery | Internet-based |
Format | One-on-one (i.e., one facilitator to one client) |
Construction of program components | Individuals with a similar level of injury, age |
Timing | Rehabilitation or transition from rehabilitation to the community periods |
Follow-up periods | Occurring as regular contact with a health care professional and/or regular contact with an individual(s) from the group |
Program leaders | Health care professional and an individual with a traumatic SCI |
Program organizers | Organization such as Spinal Cord Injury Canada or rehabilitation team |