Educational and training levels and employment of the spinal cord injured patient
El Ghatit, A.Z.; Hanson, R.W.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 60(9): 405-406
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9993 PMID: 496607 Document Number: 152637
Questionnaire follow-up data were obtained on a sample of 745 male spinal cord injured veterans. Forty percent reported that they had improved their education subsequent to their disability. Postinjury education was not related to level of injury. Significant relationships between pre- and postinjury marital status and improvement in education were found for those who were single, separated, or divorced. An intact post-injury marriage was associated with improvement in education. Those with a higher educational status and those who improved their education following injury were more likely to have obtained employment following injury.