Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
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journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1393
10
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gregorian
2015
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Comparison of health related quality of life between two groups of veteran and non-veteran spinal cord injured patients
Psychology
Psychology
Original Research
Original Research
<p> <strong> Background: </strong>Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a lower health related quality of life (HRQOL) compared to both healthy controls and the normal population. The aim of this study was to compare HRQOL between two groups of veteran and non-veteran SCI patients. </p><p> <strong> Methods </strong>: All male paraplegic non-veterans who had sustained complete SCI before 1988 and were residents of Tehran province (Iran), and a similar group of SCI veterans who consecutively participated in a health screening program were enrolled in this study. Patients fewer than 35 and older than 65 years of age were not included in this study. The participants were interviewed based on the Persian version of SF-36 questionnaire by two psychologists. Eight sub-scales and two physical and mental component summaries of the instrument were assessed. We used chi-square, odds ratio, Mann-Whitney U, independent t-test and linear regression for analysis. </p><p> <strong> Results </strong>: Overall, 25 veterans and 22 non-veterans were enrolled in the study. The mean age, time since injury and the presence of comorbid illnesses were not significantly different between the two groups (P>0.05). A greater number of veterans were married (p= 0.003) and employed (p= 0.047). On average, veterans had more years of formal education than non-veterans (p= 0.001). The mean (SD) bodily pain sub-scale was 72.73(31.253) for non-veterans and 49.7(28.287) for veterans (p=0.011). Absence of comorbid illnesses was associated with a better physical component summary (p<0.001). Employment was associated with a better mental component summary (p= 0.022). </p><p> <strong> Conclusion </strong>: We did not find any differences in HRQOL between the two groups except for the bodily pain sub-scale. Further studies with larger sample sizes are recommended. </p>
Quality of Life, Spinal Cord Injuries, Veterans, Iran.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-815&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Payman
Salamati
psalamati@sina.tums.ac.ir
200319475328460016385
200319475328460016385
No
Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza
Rostami
rezaros@gmail.com
200319475328460016386
200319475328460016386
No
University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Soheil
Saadat
khatam_sci@yahoo.com
200319475328460016387
200319475328460016387
No
Shafa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam_ol_Anbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Taher
Taheri
khatam_sci@yahoo.com
200319475328460016388
200319475328460016388
No
Shafa Neuroscience Research Center, Khatam_ol_Anbia Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam
Tajabadi
tajabadi1988@gmail.com
200319475328460016389
200319475328460016389
Yes
AllamehTabatabaii University, Tehran, Iran.
Ghazale
Ranjbari
ghazale.ranjbari@gmail.com
200319475328460016390
200319475328460016390
No
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh
Sadat Naji
zohrehsadat.naji@gmail.com
200319475328460016391
200319475328460016391
No
Quran and Hadith University, Tehran, Iran.
Saba
Jafarpour
sabajafarpour@yahoo.com
200319475328460016392
200319475328460016392
No
Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Vafa
Rahimi-Movaghar
V_rahimi@yahoo.com
200319475328460016393
200319475328460016393
No
Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.