THE EFFECTS OF THE LEVEL OF SPINAL CORD INJURY ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND DISABILITY

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dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Gulsah
dc.contributor.authorMetli, Neslihan
dc.contributor.authorYalcin, Elif
dc.contributor.authorGunduz, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorAkyuz, Mufit
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:06:34Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:06:34Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction - Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) may often lead to significant disability in affected individuals and reduce life satisfaction. Herein we aimed to investigate the effects of the level of injury on disability and life satisfaction as well as the relation between life satisfaction and disability. Methods - Patients with at least one-year history of SCI were included. Demographic-clinical data of patients were recorded. The Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique-Short Form (CHART-SF) was used for quantifying the degree of patients' disability. Life satisfaction was assessed by the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Results - Of the 76 patients, 21 (27.6%) were tetraplegic and 55 (72.4%) were paraplegic. SWLS was found to be similar in tetraplegic vs. paraplegic patients (P=0.59), whereas CHART parameters such as physical independence, mobility, occupation, and total CHART value were significantly higher in paraplegic patients (P=0.04, P=0.04, P=0.001 and P=0.01, respectively). Social integration was found similarly high in both groups. There was a positive correlation between elapsed time after the injury and CHART physical independence, occupation and the level of economic sufficiency (P<0.01, P<0.01, P=0.01). Excluding the economic sufficiency (P=0.02), there was not any other association between the rest of CHART parameters and SWLS. Conclusions - According to our findings, although the level of injury seems to be influential on disability, it seems to have no significant effect on life satisfaction. Since the only thing that positively affects life satisfaction is economic sufficiency, more emphasis should be placed on regulations that increase the return to work in patients.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18071/isz.73.0027
dc.identifier.endpage34en_US
dc.identifier.issn0019-1442
dc.identifier.issn2498-6208
dc.identifier.issue1-2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32057201en_US
dc.identifier.startpage27en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18071/isz.73.0027
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/6917
dc.identifier.volume73en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000545935800003en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLiteratura Medicaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofIdeggyogyaszati Szemle-Clinical Neuroscienceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectlife satisfactionen_US
dc.subjectdisabilityen_US
dc.subjectspinal cord injuryen_US
dc.subjectCHARTen_US
dc.subjectlesion levelen_US
dc.titleTHE EFFECTS OF THE LEVEL OF SPINAL CORD INJURY ON LIFE SATISFACTION AND DISABILITYen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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