The barriers, benefits and facilitators of leisure time physical activity among people with spinal cord injury: a meta-synthesis of qualitative findings

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 404-425

  Williams, Toni Louise ^a   Smith, Brett ^a   Papathomas, Anthony ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

health; leisure time physical activity; meta synthesis; spinal cord injury; well being

Indexed keywords

DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84907055055     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.898406     Document Type: Article

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