Determining priorities in functional rehabilitation related to quality of life one-year following a traumatic spinal cord injury
| Résumé | Context/Objective: To determine the relationship between the different functional aspects (as determined by the Spinal Cord Independence Measure) and quality of life (QOL) following a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI), considering clinical confounding factors. Design: Retrospective review of a prospective cohort Setting: A single Level-1 trauma center specialized in SCI care Participants: One hundred and forty-two individuals sustaining an acute traumatic SCI Interventions: Not applicable Outcome measures: The four QOL domains as assessed by the WHOQoL-bref questionnaire 6–12 months following a TSCI. Results: Mobility subscore was the only functional aspect significantly associated with all QOL domains (physical, psychological, social and environmental). Females present better chronic social and environmental QOL when compared to males. The level of injury may also influence environmental QOL. Conclusion: Mobility training (mobility in bed, mobility with or without technical aids, transfers and stair management) should be an important part of the rehabilitation process in order to optimize chronic QOL following a TSCI. |
| Auteurs | Andréane Richard-Denis, Delphine Benazet, , Cynthia Thompson, Jean-Marc Mac-Thiong |
| Titre de revue/journal, volume et numéro | The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, volume 43, numéro 2. |
| Langue de la publication et/ou de traduction | Anglais (langue d’origine) |
| Année de parution | 2020 |
| Pays | Québec, Canada. |
| Institutions affiliées | Hôpital Sacré-Coeur, Université de Montréal, Hôpital Ste Justine |
| Lien vers la publication | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054982/ |
| Type d’accès à la publication | Gratuit |
| Mots clés | Spinal cord injury, Mobility, Quality of life, Function, Trauma |
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