title: [Physical activity in wheelchair users with spinal cord injury: prerequisites for and effects of an active lifestyle].
abstract: Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury generally have a relatively inactive lifestyle. Several studies have shown that an inactive lifestyle is associated with a lower fitness level, poorer health, reduced social participation and a lower quality of life for wheelchair users. There are a number of ways in which wheelchair users can remain active in daily life, for instance, by using a wheelchair or handbike for mobility instead of taking the car, and by participating in sports or wheelchair sports. Some prerequisites should be met to enable wheelchair users to have a more active lifestyle: the wheelchair should be optimally adjusted and the everyday environment, including sport facilities, should be easily accessible. An active lifestyle often also requires a change in attitude or behaviour. General practitioners, other primary healthcare providers and rehabilitation professionals can help in this respect.
authors.affiliation: Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center | Reade, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Groot
authors.forename: Linda J M
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Valent
authors.forename: Casper F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: van Koppenhagen
authors.forename: Rogier
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Broeksteeg
authors.forename: Marcel W M
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Post
authors.forename: Lucas H V
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: van der Woude
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013177:Sports; D014910:Wheelchairs