Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) and its negative impact on the quality of life (QOL) is a significant public health concern in India. People with SCI suffer from serious health, economic, and social consequences in their lives. Often, care for SCI survivors is left to their immediate family members in India. Appropriate planning is needed for prevention, rehabilitation, health, and psychological care for SCI in the country.
Purpose: This study assessed the overall QOL of SCI survivors and their satisfaction levels with specific domains and their importance of QOL.
Materials and Methods: In this observational study, two instruments, Farrens and Power for QOL and Barthel Index for functional abilities, were administered to a convenience sample of participants drawn from Narayana Medical College, Nellore, in South India.
Results: Statistically, SCI survivors were found moderately and very satisfied with their QOL. Their perception about importance of health, functioning, social, and economic subscale also did not differ statistically.


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脊髓损伤幸存后的生活质量：印度南部的一项观察性研究


背景：脊髓损伤 (SCI) 及其对生活质量 (QOL) 的负面影响是印度的一个重大公共卫生问题。SCI 患者在他们的生活中遭受严重的健康、经济和社会后果。通常，SCI 幸存者的护理工作由他们在印度的直系亲属负责。该国需要对脊髓损伤的预防、康复、健康和心理护理进行适当的规划。
目的：本研究评估了 SCI 幸存者的整体生活质量及其对特定领域的满意度及其对生活质量的重要性。
材料和方法：在这项观察性研究中，对来自南印度内洛尔纳拉亚纳医学院的参与者的便利样本进行了两种仪器，即用于 QOL 的 Farrens 和 Power 以及用于功能能力的 Barthel 指数。
结果：统计显示，SCI 幸存者对他们的生活质量中等且非常满意。他们对健康、功能、社会和经济分量表重要性的看法也没有统计学差异。