Quality of life after spinal cord injury: a comparison across six countries
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2013
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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
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SPINAL CORD, v.51, n.4, p.322-326, 2013
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Study design: An international cross-sectional study. Objective: To examine the quality of life (QoL) of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) across six countries worldwide, controlling for socio-demographic and lesion-related sample characteristics and using a cross-culturally valid assessment. Methods: Data from 243 persons with SCI from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, South Africa and the United States were analyzed. QoL was measured using five satisfaction items from the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment. Cross-culturally valid, Rasch-transformed scores were used for comparison. Results: Analysis of variance showed a significant difference in QoL between countries (F = 3.938; df = 5; P = 0.002). Shorter time since injury, no paid employment and living in Brazil were significant predictors of lower QoL, explaining 13% of variance in linear regression. Using multilevel regression with country as higher-order variable, time since injury and paid employment remained significant predictors and explained 18% of variance in QoL. The intraclass correlation coefficient (0.05) indicates that 5% of the variability can be accounted for by country. Conclusion: This study showed QoL differences between countries that could not be explained by differences in demographic and lesion-related characteristics. Results point to the relevance of reintegration of people with SCI into the workforce. Further international comparative research using larger samples is recommended. Spinal Cord (2013) 51, 322-326; doi:10.1038/sc.2012.128; published online 13 November 2012
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spinal cord injuries, quality of life, employment, cross-cultural comparison
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