Kamińska Gwóźdź Ewelina, Lewicki Romuald, Opuchlik, Anna, Włoch Anna. The effect of Foundation for Active Rehabilitation camps on the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(3):149-163. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1188974 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5339 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license (Http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.02.2018. Revised: 10.02.2018. Accepted: 05.03.2018. The effect of Foundation for Active Rehabilitation camps on the quality of life of individuals with spinal cord injury Ewelina Kamińska-Gwóźdź1, Romuald Lewicki2, Anna Opuchlik3, Anna Włoch3 1 Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce 2 The Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Tourism, Swietokrzyska Academy, Kielce 3 Rehabilitation Institute, The Holycross Cancer Center in Kielce, Kielce Correspondence: Ewelina Kamińska-Gwóźdź, Al. IX Wieków Kielc 19, 25-317 Kielce, Poland, e-mail: ewelina.kaminska3@wp.pl Summary Introduction.The consequences of spinal cord damages rank among the most serious dysfunctions of the human musculoskeletal system. In spite of the development of medicine, the effects of treatment and rehabilitation are still insufficient for patients and their families. Purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the participation of individuals with spinal cord injury in the introductory camps organized by the Foundation for Active Rehabilitation in the subjective sense of quality of life and the meaning of life and the motivation to search for the meaning of life. Material and methods. It involved a group of 100 participants of the introductory camp organized by the Foundation for Active Rehabilitation. These same 100 subjects were then followed up three months after the end of camp. Quality of Life Index Ferrans and Powers; PIL-Test ; SONG-Test. Results. As a result of camp participation of persons with spinal cord injury in the camp, significant increase was observed in the global Quality of Life Index score, health and functioning subscale and psychological/spiritual subscale. As a result of camp attendance, global PIL test score significantly increased, while global SONG test score significantly decreased. Conclusions. Participation by individuals with spinal cord injury in the introductory camps organized by the Foundation for Active Rehabilitation has a positive impact on the subjective quality of life, strengthens sense of the meaning of life and decreases the motivation to find its purpose. Keywords: Active Rehabilitation, PIL Test, Quality of Life Index, SONG Test, spinal cord injury.