Relationship between secondary health conditions and life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury: study across twenty-one countries
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Published:2023-03-02
Issue:7
Volume:32
Page:2069-2077
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ISSN:0962-9343
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Container-title:Quality of Life Research
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Qual Life Res
Author:
Tasiemski TomaszORCID, Kujawa JolantaORCID, Tederko PiotrORCID, Rubinelli SaraORCID, Middleton James W.ORCID, Craig AshleyORCID, Post Marcel W. M.ORCID
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
To determine the relationships between impact of secondary health conditions (SHCs), treatment of SHCs, and life satisfaction (LS) following spinal cord injury (SCI) across 21 countries. Hypotheses were as follows: (1) Persons with SCI and fewer SHCs report higher LS and (2) Persons who receive treatment for SHCs report higher LS than those who do not receive treatment.
Methods
Cross-sectional survey, including 10,499 persons with traumatic or non-traumatic SCI aged 18 years or older and living in the community. To assess SHCs, 14 items adapted from the SCI-Secondary Conditions Scale were used (range 1–5). SHCs index was calculated as the mean of all 14 items. LS was assessed using a selection of 5 items from the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment. LS index was calculated as the mean of these 5 items.
Results
South Korea, Germany, and Poland exhibited the highest (2.40–2.93) and Brazil, China, and Thailand the lowest (1.79–1.90) impact of SHCs. Indexes for LS and SHCs were inversely correlated (– 0.418; p < 0.001). Mixed Model Analysis showed that the fixed effect (key predictors of the study) of SHCs index (p < 0.001) and the positive interaction between SHCs index and treatment (p = 0.002) were significant determinants of LS.
Conclusion
Persons with SCI across the world are more likely to perceive better LS if they experience fewer SHCs and receive treatment for SHCs, in comparison to those who do not. Prevention and treatment of SHCs following SCI should be a high priority in order to improve the lived experience and enhance LS.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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