Table 2.

Functional independence, by use of home care

SCIM-SR	Total Mean (SD) (N = 1294)	Use of home care		p-value
		Yes Mean (SD) (N = 280)	No Mean (SD) (N = 1014)
Total score	70.4 (21.5)	50.8 (20.8)	75.8 (18.4)	***
Subscale self-care	16.2 (5.2)	11.3 (6.1)	17.6 (3.9)	***
Subscale respiration & sphincter management	30.4 (8.3)	23.2 (8.6)	32.4 (7.1)	***
Subscale mobility in room & toilet	7.4 (3.1)	5.7 (3.4)	7.8 (2.8)	***
Subscale mobility indoors & outdoors	15.2 (10.3)	8.4 (7.0)	17.1 (10.4)	***

SD Standard deviation, SCIM-SR Self-report version of spinal cord independence measure

P-values were computed using Student’s t-tests. *** p < 0.001

Higher scores reflect higher levels of functional independence

Total score ranges from 0–100

Subscale self-care ranges from 0–20

Subscale respiration & sphincter management ranges from 0–40

Subscale mobility in room & toilet ranges from 0–10

Subscale mobility indoors & outdoors ranges from 0–30