ArticleArchives of trauma research2014
Quality of life among veterans with chronic spinal cord injury and related variables.
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- Quality of life in the subacute period following a cervical traumatic spinal cord injury based on the initial severity of the injury: a prospective cohort study.Spinal cord · 2018Article
- The association between bladder-emptying methods and health-related quality of life among Iranian individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Article
- Impact of bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction on health status of people with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries living in the community.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Article
- C-reactive protein as an available biomarker determining mental component of health-related quality of life among individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Article
- Is Level of Injury a Determinant of Quality of Life Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury? A Tertiary Rehabilitation Center Report.Oman medical journal · 2016Article
- Physical Activity and Quality of Life among Adults with Paraplegia in Odisha, India.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2016Article
- Quality of Life and Related Factors Among People With Spinal Cord Injuries in Tehran, Iran.Archives of trauma research · 2015Article
- Injury-related characteristics and quality-of-life among Iranian individuals with spinal cord injury.Iranian journal of neurology · 2015Article
- The Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview Short Form (ZBI-12) in spouses of Veterans with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2015Article
- Correlation between health-related quality of life in veterans with chronic spinal cord injury and their caregiving spouses.Archives of trauma research · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn recent decades, the incidence of spinal cord injuries has increased. In a systemic review on epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in developing countries reported 25.5/million cases per year.
objectivesTo assess the quality of life (QOL) of the veterans among Iran-Iraq war with chronic spinal cord injuries (SCI) and to evaluate long-term impressions of SCI on their quality of life. PATIENTS AND
methodsFifty-two veterans, all male, with chronic spinal cord injury from Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) were interviewed and examined. The mean age of veterans at the time of interview was 49.3 years (38 to 80 years). Veterans were assessed by using a 36-item short-form (SF-36), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) and the Barthel index. The presence or absence of pressure sores and spasticity were documented as well.
resultsThe mean age of veterans at the time of study was 49.3 years. Pearson's correlation test showed that depression and anxiety have a reverse association with mental component summary (MCS) scale and physical component summary (PCS) scale scores, respectively. Regression analysis showed a negative effect of depression and pressure sore on PCS. Moreover, no association was found between the duration of injury and age with quality of life.
conclusionsLower QOL was found among veterans with chronic SCI. More researches on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) are needed to give us a better understanding of changes in life of patients with SCI and the ways to improve them.
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