Identifying How the Environment Affects Life with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
What is the purpose of this study?
Accessible community features are necessary for ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. The purpose of this research is to understand how community features shape daily activities and well-being from the point of view of people living with spinal cord injury. This perspective is important because more information on the accessibility of community features informs researchers and policy makers about what changes are needed in order to design more inclusive and accessible community environment.
What does this study involve?
Study volunteers will complete an online survey, participate in interviews with a study team member, and track their community activities using a Garmin smartwatch and a smartphone application. The study smartwatch will be provided by the research team. Volunteers will be asked to track their community activities on using this smartwatch for three weeks over a period of eight to nine months. The data collected by the smartwatch will be stored on this website and converted into maps and summary information about the duration and distance of trips taken outside the home, which I will then be discussed with the research team during online interviews.
Who can I contact about this study?
This study is under the direction of Dr. Amanda Botticello of Kessler Foundation, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052. For more information, please contact:
- Amanda Botticello, PhD, MPH (Principal Investigator)
973-243-6973
abotticello@kesslerfoundation.org - Rachel Byrne, MA (Research Manager)
973-324-3567
rbyrne@kesslerfoundation.org
This study involves a collaboration of researchers at four Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) centers across the United States
Funding Acknowledgement
The contents of this study were developed under a grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (90SIMS0021). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this study do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, or HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.