The Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Self-Efficacy Beliefs on the Quality of Life Among Patients With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
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Background
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and its post-traumatic stress remarkably influence the patients Quality of Life (QOL). Besides, some health determinants such as self-efficacy beliefs can change QOL of patients, too.Objectives
To determine the role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and self-efficacy beliefs on the QOL after traumatic SCI.Materials and Methods
Out of 133 SCI patients studied from Spinal Cord Injury Center of Rasht City (North of Iran), 90 qualified for this cross-sectional study. A senior psychologist conducted structured interviews for 70 people at the center and another 20 patients at their homes, because of their inability to come to the center. Data collection instruments were researcher-made questionnaire containing both individual-social and lesion-related variables, post-traumatic stress scale for DSM-5, Sherer general self-efficacy questionnaire and the SCIQL-23 (Spinal Cord Injury Quality-of-Life-23) questionnaire (to assess the QOL in patients with SCI). The obtained data were analyzed by SPSS through the Pearson correlation coefficient, Independent student t test and hierarchical regression analysis (after adjusting confounding demographic factors).Results
Correlation coefficients showed that the QOL of SCI patients decreases (PConclusion
The results of this research stresses on the prevention and treatment of PTSD and promoting self-efficacy beliefs in SCI patients in order to improve their QOL. Keywords:
Language:
English
Published:
Caspian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Volume:4 Issue: 13, Jul 2018
Pages:
47 to 56
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