Kanyoni Maurice, Nilsson-Wikmar Lena, Phillips Joliana, Tumusiime David Kabagema
Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Departments of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rwanda J Med Health Sci. 2023 Nov 30;6(3):326-334. doi: 10.4314/rjmhs.v6i3.6. eCollection 2023 Nov.
Traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) affects quality of life (QoL) depending on the severity and access to rehabilitation. A good QoL is of paramount importance for TSCI survivors all over the world.
To assess the QoL of TSCI survivors after one year.
Adults were included who by the time of injury were 18 years or above and registered in a previous epidemiological study. "The International Spinal Cord Injury Quality of Life" standard data set was used to collect data and assess overall QoL (range 0-30) and three domains: satisfaction with life as a whole, physical- and psychological health (range 0-10). A telephone interview was conducted with 58 participants.
The overall mean score of QoL was 13.12 (SD 7.17), satisfaction with life as a whole 3.91 (SD 2.73), psychological health 5.36 (SD 2.95), and physical health 3.84 (SD 2.59). Marital status significantly influenced overall QoL (P = 0.031) and its two domains; satisfaction with life as a whole (P = 0.037) and satisfaction with physical health (P = 0.022). Linear regression analysis showed that being married or widowed predicted poor QoL.
Low scores of overall QoL and its domains implying poor QoL and marital status may play a role, hence it is important to take it into consideration when treating patient with TSCI.
创伤性脊髓损伤（TSCI）对生活质量（QoL）的影响取决于损伤的严重程度和康复机会。良好的生活质量对全球TSCI幸存者至关重要。
评估TSCI幸存者伤后一年的生活质量。
纳入在受伤时年龄为18岁及以上且已登记参加先前一项流行病学研究的成年人。使用“国际脊髓损伤生活质量”标准数据集收集数据，并评估总体生活质量（范围0 - 30）以及三个领域：对整体生活的满意度、身心健康（范围0 - 10）。对58名参与者进行了电话访谈。
生活质量的总体平均得分为13.12（标准差7.17），对整体生活的满意度为3.91（标准差2.73），心理健康为5.36（标准差2.95），身体健康为3.84（标准差2.59）。婚姻状况对总体生活质量（P = 0.031）及其两个领域有显著影响；对整体生活的满意度（P = 0.037）和对身体健康的满意度（P = 0.022）。线性回归分析表明，已婚或丧偶预示着较差的生活质量。
总体生活质量及其领域得分较低意味着生活质量较差，婚姻状况可能起作用，因此在治疗TSCI患者时考虑这一点很重要。
