Model System:

SCI

Reference Type:

JA

Accession No.:

J47085.

Journal:


Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 10, 3, 94-101

Publication Website:

Abstract:

Study examined the quality of life (QOL) and experiences with caregiving among people using long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) compared to patients with tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) not using LTMV. QOL was conceptualized in 3 distinct ways: health-related QOL, global cognitive appraisal, and individualized/judgmental. Caregiving was assessed in terms of the intensity and quality of the caregiving relationship. No significant differences in QOL were observed between the 2 groups. Differences in caregiving were found, and caregiving was associated with cognitively appraised QOL.

Author(s):


Warschausky, Seth, Dixon, Pamela, Forchheimer, Martin, Nelson, Virginia S., Park, Curie, Gater, David, Tate, Denise

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