title: Long-term effects of an intensive interventional training program based on activities for individuals with spinal cord injury: a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the long-term effects of a rehabilitation program using activity-based therapies in daily activities and the participation of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive study of case reports assessing the performance of daily activities and quality of life as a dependent variable, using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), respectively. Seven individuals were included in the intervention composed of a multimodal intensive therapies program based on activities (activity-based therapy, ABT) conducted for 18 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was possible to descriptively observe that the individual with the shortest time of injury and previous training obtained the largest variation in the FIM score. But no statistically significant difference was found in the assessments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For trained individuals with chronic SCIs, classified "A" according to the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA), an ABT program did not significantly affect the scores of the scales used to assess quality of life (SF-36) and functional independence (FIM).
authors.affiliation: a Acreditando Recovery Centre - Neuromotor Recovery, Health and Well-Being , São Paulo , Brazil and.|b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Padula
authors.affiliation: b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexsandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: a Acreditando Recovery Centre - Neuromotor Recovery, Health and Well-Being , São Paulo , Brazil and.|b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.affiliation: a Acreditando Recovery Centre - Neuromotor Recovery, Health and Well-Being , São Paulo , Brazil and.
authors.forename: Camilo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Motta
authors.affiliation: b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palma
authors.affiliation: b School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP) , São Paulo , Brazil.
authors.forename: Camila
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Torriani-Pasin
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012677:Sensation; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Physical exercise; physical training; rehabilitation; spinal cord injury