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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied participants

From: Toward overcoming physical disability in spinal cord injury: a qualitative inquiry of the experiences of injured individuals and their families

Variables

Individuals with SCI (N)

Family caregivers (N)

Median (Interquartile range)

Age range (year)

24–63

 

36 (29.5–43.5) → SCI people

  

52 (42.5–57.5) → Family caregivers

Sex

 Woman

3

8

 

 Man

14

5

 

Education

 Primary school

1

5

 

 Secondary school

10

8

 

 College

6

0

 

Marital status

 Single

7

1

 

 Married

7

11

 

 Divorced

3

1

 

Cause of Injury

 Car accident

 

14

 

 Falling

 

2

 

 Hit the bullet

 

1

 

Job status

 Student

0

1

 

 Worker

0

1

 

 Self-employed

1

2

 

 Employee

2

7

 

 Unemployed

14

2

 

Range of length of time since SCI (month)

12–192

 

36 (24–108)

American SCI Association Impairment Scale

 A

7

  

 B

4

  

 C

5

  

 D

1

  

Level of injury

 C1-C7

5

  

 T1-T12

10

  

 L1-L5

2

  

Type of relationship

 Wife

 

3

 

 Father

 

2

 

 Mother

 

6

 

 Daughter

 

1

 

 Brother

 

1

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