Predicting quality of life 5 years after medical discharge for traumatic spinal cord injury
Predicting quality of life 5 years after medical discharge for traumatic spinal cord injury
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DOI:
10.1111/bjhp.12063
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发表时间:
2014-11-01
影响因子:
7.9
通讯作者:
Fine, Philip R.
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作者:
Erosa, Norma A.;Berry, Jack W.;Fine, Philip R.
ObjectivesThis study tested an a priori contextual model of the mediating effects of participation on the predictive relationships of functional impairment, family satisfaction, and pain to quality of life (QoL) following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).DesignA longitudinal design was used to study 144 persons following discharge for traumatic SCI. Predictor variables included functional impairment and family satisfaction (at 12months post-discharge) and the presence of pain (at 24months), and mediating variables were two indicators of participation (assessed 48months post-discharge). Life satisfaction and self-rated health status at 60months post-discharge were the outcome variables.MethodsA path model tested hypothesized prospective effects of functional impairment, family satisfaction and pain on participation and the subsequent effects of participation on the QoL variables.ResultsGreater functional impairment and pain were predictive of less participation, and participation significantly predicted both indicators of QoL. The two participation variables mediated the relationship of functional impairment and pain to life satisfaction over time. Family satisfaction had an indirect effect on QoL through its association with social integration.ConclusionsParticipation appears to mediate the prospective influence of functional impairment, family satisfaction, and pain on QoL in the years following SCI. These findings provide insight into factors that can predict QoL post-SCI and support the use of contextual models to understand the temporal influence of disability and psychological variables on participation and subsequent QoL.