Functional mobility, one of the basic activities of daily living (ADL) in the fields of health care and rehabilitation.
Fitness and mobility are associated with barrier behaviors (i.e. encounters and avoidances) among individuals with tetraplegia, but not paraplegia. Despite a greater barrier avoidance rate, persons with tetraplegia do not perceive more physical barriers than persons with paraplegia. Surprisingly, fitness and mobility were not related to perception of barriers in either group. More research is required on if barrier perception, behavior, or both influence participation, to enable rehabilitation programs to tailor interventions to enhance participation 1).