P Kennedy1, B Rogers. 1. Department of Clinical Psychology, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: A repeated measures design was employed with measures taken on two observational periods during the first 6 months post-discharge from hospital. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the perceived importance of specific needs implicated in the development of quality of life (QOL), and the extent to which these aspects have been achieved, in a group of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community. SETTING: The National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the general community. METHODS: The study sample comprised 24 spinal cord injured patients discharged from a national rehabilitation centre following a rehabilitation programme. The Quality of Life and Needs Assessment Questionnaire was completed by participants at 1 and 6 months post discharge. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the importance that participants attributed to specific needs at months 1 and 6 post discharge. Moreover, no significant differences were found between the extent to which these needs were met at 1 and 6 months post discharge. CONCLUSION: The reported quality of life of people who have a spinal cord injury remains stable during the first year following discharge.
STUDY DESIGN: A repeated measures design was employed with measures taken on two observational periods during the first 6 months post-discharge from hospital. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the perceived importance of specific needs implicated in the development of quality of life (QOL), and the extent to which these aspects have been achieved, in a group of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community. SETTING: The National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital and the general community. METHODS: The study sample comprised 24 spinal cord injured patients discharged from a national rehabilitation centre following a rehabilitation programme. The Quality of Life and Needs Assessment Questionnaire was completed by participants at 1 and 6 months post discharge. RESULTS: No significant differences were found between the importance that participants attributed to specific needs at months 1 and 6 post discharge. Moreover, no significant differences were found between the extent to which these needs were met at 1 and 6 months post discharge. CONCLUSION: The reported quality of life of people who have a spinal cord injury remains stable during the first year following discharge.
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