Reliability of the Nepali Version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Self-Report

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants ().

Items	Frequency (%)
Age
18-30	29 (64.4)
31-45	13 (28.9)
46-60	3 (6.7)
Gender
Male	37 (82.2)
Female	8 (17.8)
Type of disability
Quadriplegia	8 (17.8)
Paraplegia	37 (82.2)
AIS grade
A	35 (77.8)
B	6 (13.3)
C	4 (8.9)
Education level
Uneducated/never been to the school	1 (2.2)
Primary education	4 (8.9)
Secondary education	6 (13.3)
Higher secondary level	23 (51.1)
Bachelor level	6 (13.3)
Masters or higher	5 (11.1)
Ethnicity
Brahmin	11 (24.4)
Chhetri	11 (24.4)
Magar	7 (15.6)
Newar	5 (11.1)
Sherpa/Tamang	5 (11.1)
Tharu	2 (4.4)
Gurung	2 (4.4)
Thakuri	1 (2.2)
Rai/Limbu	1 (2.2)
Etiology
Disease	2 (4.4)
Falls	23 (51.1)
Road traffic accident	14 (31.1)
Sports injuries	4 (8.9)
Disaster	2 (4.4)
Mode of administration
Paper-pencil version	27 (60)
E-SCIM-SR	18 (40)
Assistance
Assistance required	2 (4.4)
Assistance not required	43 (95.6)

: number of participants; AIS: American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale.