scholarly journals Quality of life improvement in people with spinal cord injury: The transition from rehabilitation hospital to the everyday life from users’ perspective

2010 ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Mariona Gifre Monreal ◽  
Arantza Del Valle Gómez ◽  
Mercè Yuguero Rueda ◽  
Angel Gil Origüen ◽  
Pilar Monreal Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Rehabilitation Hospital ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Life Improvement

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.

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

scholarly journals Improving the quality of life of caregivers of persons with spinal cord injury: A randomized controlled trial.

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Schulz ◽  
Sara J. Czaja ◽  
Amy Lustig ◽  
Bozena Zdaniuk ◽  
Lynn M. Martire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cord Injury
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