ArticleSpinal cord series and cases2018
Predicting quality of life among family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury having chronic low back pain in Nepal: a cross-sectional pilot study.
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Abstract
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designDescriptive cross-sectional study.
objectiveThis study aims to determine the factors predicting quality of life among Nepalese family caregivers of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) having low back pain.
settingEight districts of the Bagmati Zone of Nepal.
methodsSixty-five family caregivers of people with SCI having chronic low back pain were recruited from January to March 2017. The factors examined as independent variables included monthly household income, daily caregiving hours, functional independence of people with SCI, low back pain intensity, and functional disability of family caregivers. The measures were the Family Caregivers' and Spinal Cord Injury Patients' Demographic Form, the Modified Barthel Index, the Pain Intensity Scale, the Oswestry Disability Index, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF Nepali version. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to predict quality of life.
resultsFunctional independence of people with SCI, monthly household income, and functional disability of family caregivers with chronic low back pain could significantly predict quality of life at 41% (adjusted
conclusionThe findings suggested that in order to improve the quality of life of family caregivers who have chronic low back pain while providing care for people with SCI during a long period, health professionals should strengthen the functional independence of the patients after discharge to reduce the functional disability of the caregivers. Financial support is needed for caregivers who have a low income.
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