SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR PERSONS 5-10 YEARS AFTER SPINAL-CORD INJURY

One hundred and seventy four persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI) w ere treated in the rehabilitation centre 'De Hoogstraat' in Utrecht, T he Netherlands, between 1980 and 1985. One hundred and seventeen were available for a follow up study. Between 1990 and 1999 these 117 perso ns were visited and interviewed at home by a physiotherapist who worke d in this centre, in order to find possible shortcomings in their reha bilitation programme and to advise accordingly on improvements. From t his research project the following subjects are reported: housing, wor k/household, sport/hobbies, and marital status. The findings are descr ibed and compared with the literature.