Telehealth Virtual Reality Exergaming for Spinal Cord Injury

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There are three purposes to this study. The first purpose is to quantify feasibility through telemonitored exercise data: total play time, moderate exercise time, playtime with others, and compliance to the data collections. These variables will be compared against a priori criteria for acceptability. These variables will help determine whether modifications to the intervention protocol are necessary. The second purpose is to qualitatively interview participants to explain underlying behavioral mechanisms that affect their participation in the program. This information will be used to explain how to improve implementation issues identified in Aim 1. The third aim is to explore the potential effects of the program on self-reported psychosocial health and quality of life, hand-grip strength, and cardiometabolic health (blood cholesterol, lipids, pressure, and insulin) measured via home dried blood spot test.