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Exploring self-efficacy - associations with secondary health conditions in the finnish spinal cord injury population: a national registry-based cross-sectional study.

PubMed / Spinal Cord · 2026-10-15 · By Kuittinen VM, Koskinen E, Arokoski J, et al. · Spinal cord

A Finnish national registry-based cross-sectional study examined the relationship between self-efficacy and secondary health conditions in people living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Findings indicate that lower self-efficacy is associated with a greater burden of secondary health complications, suggesting that psychological factors may play a meaningful role in health outcomes for this population. These results highlight potential opportunities for rehabilitation clinicians, including physical therapists, to incorporate self-efficacy-building strategies into SCI management.

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