Community Needs of People Living With Spinal Cord Injury and Their Family

Returning to the community after intensive functional rehabilitation can be a challenge for people who have sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and for their family members.1-4 They may need different services in order to facilitate their social participation and improve their quality of life.3,5,6 Research was conducted to better understand the role of the environment in community reintegration in the first years post rehabilitation. This article focuses on the needs from the perspective of persons with SCI and their family members. A more complete understanding of unmet needs will help better address them in future intervention and policies.