Health-related quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury in Colombia, South America

Objective: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Neiva, Colombia. Design: Cross-sectional. Participants/methods: 40 Colombians with SCI and 42 age- and gender-matched controls completed the SF-36, a self-report measure composed of eight component areas (physical health problems, role limitations due to personal or emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, energy/fatigue, and general health perceptions). Results: Compared to healthy controls, individuals with SCI had significantly lower means on five SF-36 subscales: physical functioning (22.5 vs. 94.0; p < 0.001), role limitations due to physical problems (54.4 vs. 77.4; p < 0.01), social functioning (67.5 vs. 80.1; p < 0.05), pain (65.4 vs. 79.5; p < 0.01), and general health (54.9 vs. 69.4; p < 0.01). Both groups scored similarly on the SF-36 emotional well-being subscale. Conclusion: Individuals with SCI from Neiva, Colombia report having poorer quality of life across various domains than healthy controls, primarily in the area of physical functioning. These findings suggest the need for rehabilitation health professionals to develop and implement interventions to improve HRQOL in individuals with SCI. © 2010 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved.

• Autores: Arango-Lasprilla J.C.; Nicholls E.; Olivera S.L.; Perdomo J.L.; Arango J.A.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2010
• Institución: Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UCC
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.ucc.edu.co:20.500.12494/42309
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.3303/CET1649065; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12494/42309
• Palabra clave: adult; article; clinical article; controlled study; emotional stability; employment status; energy; fatigue; female; human; male; marriage; paraplegia; psychological well being; quadriplegia; quality of life; self report; social interaction; South America; spinal cord injury; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Colombia; Emotions; Female; Health Status; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Pain; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Social Behavior; Spinal Cord Injuries
• Rights: closedAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_14cb