Quality of Life (QoL) of People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Western Greece

Ioannis-Alexandros Tzanos; Athanasios Kyriakides; Evgenia Gkintoni; Elias Panagiotopoulos

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Quality of Life (QoL) of People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Western Greece

Ioannis-Alexandros Tzanos, Athanasios Kyriakides, Evgenia Gkintoni, Elias Panagiotopoulos

Published in Rehabilitation Science (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 24 June 2019 Accepted: 15 July 2019 Published: 31 July 2019

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Abstract

Community living individuals with SCI face major health-related QoL challenges, especially in countries such as Greece, due to the lack of infrastructure and support networks. The aim of this study is to evaluate QoL of people with SCI who have already completed the rehabilitation program and live in the geographic area of Western Greece and to identify the clinical and demographic factors that affect QoL in this population. Thirty-six individuals with SCI living in Western Greece participated in this study. We used World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire to estimate their QoL levels. Additional data were collected by clinical measurements and a demographic questionnaire. The mean age of the sample was 45.1±9.8 years, the mean time since injury was 13.1±11.7 years and 89% of the participants were male. The mean values of QoL parameters ranged from 56.6±16.6 up to 100 (physical health) to 67.7±18.1 up to 100 (environment). Lower education level (p = 0.035) and married life (p = 0.006) are associated with higher QoL levels regarding environment and social relationships respectively. Additionally, as time since injury passes, the aspect of Qol that is related with social relationships improves (p = 0.04). The study documents relatively high rates of QoL in the population of individuals with SCI in Western Greece. Married life, low educational level and long time post injury are determinants of high QoL levels in this population.

Published in	Rehabilitation Science (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.rs.20190401.12
Page(s)	7-12
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Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury, Quality of Life, Physical Activity, Pressure Ulcers, Urinary Incontinence

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Ioannis-Alexandros Tzanos; Athanasios Kyriakides; Evgenia Gkintoni; Elias Panagiotopoulos. Quality of Life (QoL) of People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Western Greece. Rehabil. Sci. 2019, 4(1), 7-12. doi: 10.11648/j.rs.20190401.12

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Ioannis-Alexandros Tzanos, Athanasios Kyriakides, Evgenia Gkintoni, Elias Panagiotopoulos. Quality of Life (QoL) of People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Western Greece. Rehabil Sci. 2019;4(1):7-12. doi: 10.11648/j.rs.20190401.12

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Ioannis-Alexandros Tzanos

Rehabilitation Department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Athanasios Kyriakides

Rehabilitation Department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Evgenia Gkintoni

Psychology Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
Elias Panagiotopoulos

Rehabilitation Department, University of Patras, Patras, Greece

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