scholarly journals Spinal cord injury patients: Effect of urinary intervention therapy type on quality of life, questionnaire-based study

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Mai Ahmed Banakhar ◽  
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Mohamed Elkilini ◽  
Magdy Hassouna ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cord Injury

scholarly journals Development and validation of a quality of life questionnaire for individuals with spinal cord injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibele Pelloso Feniman ◽  
Jefferson Rosa Cardoso ◽  
Isabela Lucia Pelloso Villegas ◽  
Lais Faganello Dela Bela ◽  
Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Quality Of Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Quality of Life among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ata Farajzadeh ◽  
Malahat Akbarfahimi ◽  
Saman Maroufizadeh ◽  
Negar Miri Lavasani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
World Health ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Cord Injury

Purpose. Often people with spinal cord injury (SCI) require help from their caregivers to carry out activities of daily living. Such assistance may affect caregiver quality of life (QoL). This study investigates the QoL and its associated risk factors among caregivers of people with SCI to find possible ways to increase their QoL. Material and Method. A convenience sample of 135 Iranian caregivers of people with SCI participated in a cross-sectional study from the Brain and Spinal Injury Repair Research Center of Tehran (BASIR), Iran, from June 2018 to October 2019. The World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), and a demographic questionnaire were administered. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis was then applied to identify risk factors associated with caregiver QoL. Results. Moderate to highly significant negative correlations were observed between all domains of the WHOQoL scale and subscales of the CBS and the BDI-II. After controlling for demographic and clinical variables, depression, burden, and level of injury were found to predict caregiver QoL significantly. Furthermore, QoL was lower in caregivers of people with quadriplegia than paraplegia ( p < 0.05 ). Conclusions. The level of injury, self-perceived caregiver burden, and depression are associated with QoL for the caregivers of people with SCI. A holistic approach incorporating caregiver training, psychological interventions, and adequate support may enable better QoL for these caregivers.

scholarly journals The Impact Of Sports Activities On Quality Of Life Of Persons With A Spinal Cord Injury

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dragana Kljajić ◽  
Fadilj Eminović ◽  
Milivoj Dopsaj ◽  
Dragan Pavlović ◽  
Sladjana Arsić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Medical Documentation ◽  
Subjective Feeling ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Sports Activities

Abstract Objectives Studying the quality of life of people with a spinal cord injury is of great importance as it allows the monitoring of both functioning and adaptation to disability. The aim of this study was to determine the difference between persons with a spinal cord injury involved in sports activities and those not involved in sports activities in relation to their quality of life and the presence of secondary health conditions (pressure ulcers, urinary infections, muscle spasms, osteoporosis, pain, kidney problems-infections, calculosis and poor circulation). Methods The study included a total of 44 participants with spinal cord injury-paraplegia of both genders; 26 of them were athletes and 18 were not athletes. The athletes were training actively for the last two years, minimally 2-3 times per week. A specially designed questionnaire, medical documentation and the Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life Questionnaire (SCI QL-23) were used for research purposes. Chi-square test was used to analyze the differences between the groups, while multiple analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to determine the differences between the sets of variables. Results Among the participants, the athletes perceived higher quality of life than the non-athletes (male gender p<0.001 and female gender p<0.05). Regarding secondary health conditions, the athletes reported the presence of less pain (p=0.034) and a subjective feeling of better circulation (p=0.023). Conclusion The implementation of sports activities significantly improves quality of life in the population of people with spinal cord injury-paraplegia. However, sports activities only partially affect secondary health conditions.

scholarly journals Long term outcome of functional independence and quality of life after traumatic SCI in Germany

Spinal Cord ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Möller ◽  
Rüdiger Rupp ◽  
Norbert Weidner ◽  
Christoph Gutenbrunner ◽  
Yorck B. Kalke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Over Time

Abstract Study design Multicenter observational study. Objective To describe the long-term outcome of functional independence and quality of life (QoL) for individuals with traumatic and ischemic SCI beyond the first year after injury. Setting A multicenter study in Germany. Methods Participants of the European multicenter study about spinal cord injury (EMSCI) of three German SCI centers were included and followed over time by the German spinal cord injury cohort study (GerSCI). Individuals’ most recent spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) scores assessed by a clinician were followed up by a self-report (SCIM-SR) and correlated to selected items of the WHO short survey of quality of life (WHO-QoL-BREF). Results Data for 359 individuals were obtained. The average time passed the last clinical SCIM examination was 81.47 (SD 51.70) months. In total, 187 of the 359 received questionnaires contained a completely evaluable SCIM-SR. SCIM scores remained stable with the exception of reported management of bladder and bowel resulting in a slight decrease of SCIM-SR of −2.45 points (SD 16.81). SCIM-SR scores showed a significant correlation with the selected items of the WHO-QoL-BREF (p < 0.01) with moderate to strong influence. Conclusion SCIM score stability over time suggests a successful transfer of acquired independence skills obtained during primary rehabilitation into the community setting paralleled by positively related QoL measurements but bladder and bowel management may need special attention.

The impact of COVID-19 on community integration, quality of life, depression and anxiety in people with chronic spinal cord injury

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Alejandro García-Rudolph ◽  
Joan Saurí ◽  
Jaume López Carballo ◽  
Blanca Cegarra ◽  
Mark Andrew Wright ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Community Integration ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
The Impact

Excretory dysfunction and quality of life after a spinal cord injury: A cross‐sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 1394-1402
Author(s):  
De Gong ◽  
Yingmin Wang ◽  
Lirong Zhong ◽  
Mengmeng Jia ◽  
Ting Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cord Injury
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