Assessment of the unmediated relationship between neurological impairment and health-related quality of life following spinal cord injury
Manuel Zwecker, Eyal Heled, Vadim Bluvstein, Amiram Catz, Ayala Bloch, Gabi Zeilig
Abstract
A direct, unmediated effect of severity of neurological impairment was revealed with the WHOQOL-BREF, which distinguished between the tetraplegia and paraplegia groups, but not between the complete and incomplete injuries. QoL was significantly higher in paraplegia than in tetraplegia following the early post-acute stage of rehabilitation.
Topics & Concepts
TetraplegiaParaplegiaMedicineSpinal cord injuryRehabilitationPhysical therapyQuality of life (healthcare)Observational studyContext (archaeology)Physical medicine and rehabilitationSpinal cordPsychiatryInternal medicineBiologyNursingPaleontologySpinal Cord Injury ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery