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Study Objective


The purpose of this University of Michigan Health System study was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive and integrated (holistic) wellness program for men and women with traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on the literature reviewed, researchers expected that the program would improve quality of life (QOL) and reduce health risk behaviors for secondary conditions. Specifically, it was hypothesized that program participation would:

Hypothesis 1) Improve health-related self-efficacy, increase subjects' nutritional awareness and health behavior, reduce stress, and improve physical fitness. These changes would, in turn, improve subjects' quality of life. Breaking this down into four sub-hypotheses, workshop participants will demonstrate:
a) improved health-related self-efficacy;
b) improved nutritional awareness and behaviors;
c) increased use of stress management techniques; and
d) improved physical fitness.
Hypothesis 2) Reduce health risk behaviors for secondary conditions associated with SCI.


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