Spinal cord injury, exercise and quality of life

L Noreau, RJ Shephard - Sports Medicine, 1995 - Springer
The ultimate goal of comprehensive rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI)
has shifted over time from an extension of their life expectancy to attainment of an optimal …

Spinal cord injury community survey: a national, comprehensive study to portray the lives of Canadians with spinal cord injury

L Noreau, V Noonan, J Cobb… - Topics in spinal …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Background: To better understand service-related needs and the current situation of persons
with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community, a more comprehensive approach for …

[PDF][PDF] Validity of the assessment of life habits in older adults

J Desrosiers, L Noreau, L Robichaud… - Journal of …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Objective: To study the construct validity of a participation scale, the Assessment of Life Habits,
with older adults having functional limitations. More specifically, the study aimed to verify …

Secondary impairments after spinal cord injury: a population-based study

L Noreau, P Proulx, L Gagnon, M Drolet… - American journal of …, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Objective To determine the prevalence of secondary impairments among individuals with
long-standing spinal cord injury in Quebec and the potential relationships between these …

Measuring social participation: reliability of the LIFE-H in older adults with disabilities

L Noreau, J Desrosiers, L Robichaud… - Disability and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Much more attention should be paid to instruments documenting social participation
as this area is increasingly considered a pivotal outcome of a successful rehabilitation. …

Measuring participation in children with disabilities using the Assessment of Life Habits

L Noreau, C Lepage, L Boissiere… - … Medicine & Child …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives of this study were: (1) to examine the psychometric properties of the Assessment
of Life Habits (LIFE‐H) for children; and (2) to draw a profile of the level of participation …

Clinical, psychosocial, and central correlates of quality of life in myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients

…, J Mathieu, J Auclair, É Gagnon, L Noreau… - European …, 2013 - karger.com
Aims: To identify sociodemographic, clinical, and central correlates of health-related quality
of life (HRQoL) in DM1 patients. Methods: 200 DM1 patients had assessments of muscular …

Older adults, chronic disease and leisure-time physical activity

MC Ashe, WC Miller, JJ Eng, L Noreau - Gerontology, 2009 - karger.com
Background: Participating in regular physical activity is an important part of healthy aging.
There is an increased risk for inactivity associated with aging and the risk becomes greater for …

Is social participation associated with quality of life of older adults with physical disabilities?

M Levasseur, J Desrosiers, L Noreau - Disability and rehabilitation, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To explore the relationships between subjective quality of life and social participation
of older adults with physical disabilities. Method: A cross-sectional design was used with …

Association between characteristics of locomotion and accomplishment of life habits in children with cerebral palsy

C Lepage, L Noreau, PM Bernard - Physical therapy, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Background and Purpose. “Handicap situation” is defined in the literature as “a disruption in
the accomplishment of a person's life habits (activities of daily living and social roles).” The …