Evaluation of The effect of Self-Care Education on Quality of Life in People with Spinal Cord Injury

This study aimed to identify self-care ability, quality of life (QOL), and their related factors in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). A cross-sectional design and a convenience sample of 152 individuals with SCI from four SCI units and clinics in Jordan were used. Modified Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF instruments were used. About 55.3% of participants reported moderate dependence on others to support their self-care ability, 48.0% reported good QOL, 65.8% were satisfied with their health after SCI, and physical and environmental domains received the highest scores. Having incomplete injury or paraplegia significantly predicted higher self-care ability. Being male, having a higher level of education, incomplete injury, paraplegia, and no pressure injury significantly predicted higher QOL ( p < .000). Collaboration is needed among health institutions, families, and communities to improve self-care ability and QOL after SCI.

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Coping and Quality of Life in subjects with Spinal Cord Injury

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e572992012-489 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

A. Teixeira ◽

F. Machado

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Cord Injury

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The management of neurogenic bladder and quality of life in spinal cord injury

BJU International ◽

10.1111/j.1464-410x.2006.06395.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 98 (4) ◽

pp. 739-745 ◽

Cited By ~ 72

Author(s):

Ja Hyeon Ku

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Neurogenic Bladder ◽

Cord Injury

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

Spinal Cord ◽

10.1038/s41393-021-00659-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Florian Möller ◽

Rüdiger Rupp ◽

Norbert Weidner ◽

Christoph Gutenbrunner ◽

Yorck B. Kalke ◽

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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.

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