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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• van Koppenhagen, Casper F., MD
• Post, Marcel W., PhD
• van der Woude, Luc H., PhD
• de Witte, Luc P., PhD
• van Asbeck, Floris W., MD, PhD
• de Groot, Sonja, PhD
• van den Heuvel, Wim, PhD
• Lindeman, Eline, MD, PhD

Titel

Changes and Determinants of Life Satisfaction After Spinal Cord Injury: A Cohort Study in The Netherlands

Ist Teil von

• Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2008-09, Vol.89 (9), p.1733-1740

Ort / Verlag

New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

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MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract van Koppenhagen CF, Post MW, van der Woude LH, de Witte LP, van Asbeck FW, de Groot S, van den Heuvel W, Lindeman E. Changes and determinants of life satisfaction after spinal cord injury: a cohort study in The Netherlands. Objective To determine the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) on life satisfaction of persons with SCI 1 year after discharge of inpatient rehabilitation. Design A cohort study. Life satisfaction before SCI was retrospectively measured at the start of active rehabilitation. One year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, current life satisfaction was measured. Setting Eight rehabilitation centers in The Netherlands. Participants Persons (N=147) aged 18 to 65 and wheelchair-dependent at least for long distances. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measure The Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. Results Mean satisfaction with life ± SD as a whole was 5.3±0 before SCI and 4.3±1.3 one year after inpatient rehabilitation. Sexual life, self-care, and vocational situation showed the largest impact of SCI ( P <.05), whereas the social relationships domains appeared to be the least affected. Decrease of life satisfaction after SCI was larger when using the retrospective ratings than when using general population scores. Significant determinants of life satisfaction after SCI were high lesion level (β=.31, P <.05), pain (β=.19, P <.05), and secondary impairments (β=.22, P <.05). Conclusions Life satisfaction decreased in persons with SCI. Level of lesion and suffering secondary impairments or pain were associated with low life satisfaction 1 year after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.