Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, School of Medicine, MCV Campus,West Hospital, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
NeuroRehabilitation. 2010;27(4):313-9. doi: 10.3233/NRE-2010-0614.
To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Neiva, Colombia.
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).
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.
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.
评估哥伦比亚内瓦市脊髓损伤（SCI）患者的健康相关生活质量（HRQOL）。
横断面研究。
参与者/方法：40 名哥伦比亚 SCI 患者和 42 名年龄和性别匹配的对照组完成了 SF-36 量表，这是一个由八个组成部分（身体健康问题、因个人或情绪问题导致的角色限制、情感健康、社会功能、能量/疲劳和一般健康感知）组成的自我报告量表。
与健康对照组相比，SCI 患者在五个 SF-36 子量表上的平均值明显较低：身体功能（22.5 对 94.0；p < 0.001）、因身体问题导致的角色限制（54.4 对 77.4；p < 0.01）、社会功能（67.5 对 80.1；p < 0.05）、疼痛（65.4 对 79.5；p < 0.01）和一般健康（54.9 对 69.4；p < 0.01）。两组在 SF-36 情感健康子量表上的得分相似。
来自哥伦比亚内瓦市的 SCI 患者在多个领域的生活质量均较健康对照组差，主要在身体功能方面。这些发现表明，康复健康专业人员需要制定和实施干预措施，以提高 SCI 患者的 HRQOL。
