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ArticleRwanda journal of medicine and health sciences2023

Quality of Life after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in Rwanda, the Impact of Personal and Contextual Factors: A Follow-Up Exploratory Study.

Maurice Kanyoni, Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, Joliana Phillips, David Kabagema Tumusiime

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Maurice KanyoniDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Lena Nilsson-WikmarDepartments of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Joliana PhillipsPhysiotherapy, University of the Western Cape - Cape Town, South Africa.
David Kabagema TumusiimeDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.

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Background: Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) affects quality of life (QoL) depending on the severity and access to rehabilitation. A good QoL is of paramount importance for TSCI survivors all over the world. Objective: To assess the QoL of TSCI survivors after one year. Methods: Adults were included who by the time of injury were 18 years or above and registered in a previous epidemiological study. "The International Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life" standard data set was used to collect data and assess overall QoL (range 0-30) and three domains: satisfaction with life as a whole, physical- and psychological health (range 0-10). A telephone interview was conducted with 58 participants. Results: The overall mean score of QoL was 13.12 (SD 7.17), satisfaction with life as a whole 3.91 (SD 2.73), psychological health 5.36 (SD 2.95), and physical health 3.84 (SD 2.59). Marital status significantly influenced overall QoL (P = 0.031) and its two domains; satisfaction with life as a whole (P = 0.037) and satisfaction with physical health (P = 0.022). Linear regression analysis showed that being married or widowed predicted poor QoL. Conclusion: Low scores of overall QoL and its domains implying poor QoL and marital status may play a role, hence it is important to take it into consideration when treating patient with TSCI.

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American Spinal Injury Association classification (ASIA)Quality of Life (QoL) and RwandaTraumatic injury spinal cord

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PMCPMC12110498

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