Table 2.
SCIM follow-up.
| Classification according to EMSCI database | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetraplegia NLI C1–C5 | Tetraplegia NLI C6–Th1 | Paraplegia NLI below Th1 | total | |
| SCIM sub-score category I—self care (0–20) | ||||
| Sub-scores available | 134 | 36 | 152 | 322 |
| SCIM-III (EMSCI) | 10.68 | 15.56 | 17.05 | 14.19 |
| SCIM-III-SR (GerSCI) | 10.31 | 12.92 | 16.16 | 13.36 |
| Difference | −0.37 | −2.64 | −0.89 | −0.83b |
| SDdifference | 4.252 | 5.144 | 3.808 | 4.202 |
| SCIM sub-score category II—respiration and sphincter management (0–40) | ||||
| Sub-scores available | 96 | 25 | 124 | 245 |
| SCIM-III (EMSCI) | 24.01 | 31.12 | 30.52 | 28.03 |
| SCIM-III-SR (GerSCI) | 23.56 | 26.24 | 27.15 | 25.65 |
| Difference | −0.45 | −4.88 | −3.37 | −2.38 |
| SDdifference | 8.641 | 8.941 | 9.152 | 9.043 |
| SCIM sub-score category III—mobility (0–40) | ||||
| Sub-scores available | 98 | 29 | 135 | 262 |
| SCIM-III (EMSCI) | 15.06 | 21.90 | 20.11 | 18.42 |
| SCIM-III-SR (GerSCI) | 15.42 | 20.97 | 20.48 | 18.64 |
| Difference | 0.36 | −0.93 | 0.37 | 0.22b |
| SDdifference | 7.823 | 9.098 | 6.779 | 7.442 |
| SCIM sum-score—(0–100) | ||||
| Sum-scores available | 67 | 21 | 99 | 187 |
| SCIM-III (EMSCI) | 48.52 | 69.67 | 68.09 | 61.25 |
| SCIM-III-SR (GerSCI) | 49.28 | 61.57 | 64.66 | 58.80 |
| Differencea | 0.76a | −8.10a | −3.43a | −2.45a,b |
| SDdifference | 18.008 | 21.222 | 14.534 | 16.811 |
SCIM follow-up divided by classification of tetraplegia/paraplegia as assigned within the EMSCI survey.
aDue to varying numbers between followed (fully completed) sum-scores and sub-scores also cumulated differences of all sub-scores deviate from the difference of the sum-score over time.
bPaired t-testing showed significance for differences (p < 0.05). Differences do not reach a weak effect size according to Cohen (r < 0.1).