ArticleSpinal cord2018
A validity study of the Spanish-World Health Organization Quality of Life short version instrument in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury.
Article in Spinal cord, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07208188 (Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Rehabilitation of Upper Limbs in Early Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Rehabilitation of Upper Limbs in Early Spinal Cord Injury: Randomised Feasibility Study
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Transcutaneous Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation Combined with Robotic Exoskeleton Rehabilitation for the Upper Limbs in Subjects with Cervical SCI: Clinical Trial.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- The impact of COVID-19 on community integration, quality of life, depression and anxiety in people with chronic spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2022Observational
- Quality of life, concern of falling and satisfaction of the sit-ski aid in sit-skiers with spinal cord injury: observational study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2020Observational
- Psychometric Properties of the World Health Organization's Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) Questionnaire in Medical Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
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Abstract
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designThis was a psychometric study.
objectivesTo determine the validity of the Spanish version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF) for its use in persons with traumatic spinal cord injury and, as secondary objectives, to correlate the results with variables such as functional status, psychological well-being, and social support.
settingSpinal Cord Injury Unit, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, Galicia (Spain).
methodsFifty-four people with spinal cord injury were enrolled in this study. Relevant variables were analyzed based on the scores reported by each participant in the Spanish versions of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, the Spinal Cord Independence Measure, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the Duke-UNC Functional and Social Support Questionnaire. Both parametric and non-parametric tests were used to compare various variables. The instrument's internal consistency and test-retest reliability were also confirmed.
resultsThe mean scores of each domain of the WHOQOL-BREF were lower, but nonsignificant, among people who need help to perform activities of daily living. The correlation between the scores obtained in the "Psychological" domain and the items of the HADS scale was significant. Significant differences were also observed when comparing the results of the "Social relationships" and "Environment" domains among people with low scores in the Duke questionnaire. Both an adequate consistency (Cronbach's α: 0.887) and test-retest reliability were demonstrated.
conclusionThe Spanish version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire is useful and reliable to evaluate the quality of life of persons with spinal cord injuries in our population of Spanish-speaking people.
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