Table 2.
Participant characteristics.
| Participant ID | Sex | Age (years) | Diagnosis | SCIa level | Assistance (h/wk) | Source of assistance |
| 1 | Male | 69 | SCI | C5-6 | 31.5 | Assistants and partner, parents, or children |
| 2 | Male | 42 | SCI | C5-6 | 3 | Home nursing services; assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
| 3 | Male | 37 | SCI | C6-7 | 45 | Home nursing services; assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
| 4 | Male | 27 | SCI | C5 | 91 | Home nursing services; assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
| 5 | Male | 59 | SCI | C3 | 154 | Assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
| 6 | Male | 78 | SCI | Th4-5 | 31.5 | Home nursing services and partner, parents, or children |
| 7 | Male | 31 | SCI | C5 | 52 | Home nursing services; assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
| 8 | Female | 78 | SCI | C6 | 90.5 | Home nursing services; assistants; and partner, parents, or children |
| 9 | Female | 60 | Muscular dystrophy | Lim girdle | 168 | Assistants; partner, parents, or children; and friends |
aSCI: spinal cord injury.