QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES

Authors

  • Lionela da Silva Corrêa Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • David Lopes Neto Universidade Federal do Amazonas
  • Eliana Ofélia Llapa Rodriguez Universidade Federal de Sergipe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41403

Keywords:

Quality of life, Spinal cord injuries, Personal satisfaction.

Abstract

This descriptive quantitative study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of persons with traumatic spinal cord injuries attended in a teaching hospital in Manaus, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, between August and October 2011. A total of 30 paraplegics with traumatic spinal cord injuries participated in the study. The World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref questionnaire was used for measuring quality of life. This is divided into four domains: physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. The results showed a predominance of the male gender, aged between 31 and 45 years old, who had lived with the injury for five to eight years. Of the 30 interviewees, 20% and 36.7% assessed quality of life as ‘very good’ and ‘good’ respectively. Among the domains, the psychological, social and environmental stood out, with evaluations of quality of life as good (56.7%), average (43.3%) and average (53.3%). It is concluded that persons with spinal cord injuries perceive themselves as having a satisfactory quality of life in the sets of the psychological and social domains.

Author Biographies

Lionela da Silva Corrêa, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Educadora Física. Mestre em Ciência da Saúde. Docente da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus-AM, Brasil.

David Lopes Neto, Universidade Federal do Amazonas

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus-AM, Brasil.

Eliana Ofélia Llapa Rodriguez, Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju-SE, Brasil.

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Published

2015-11-17

How to Cite

Corrêa, L. da S., Lopes Neto, D., & Llapa Rodriguez, E. O. (2015). QUALITY OF LIFE OF PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURIES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i4.41403

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Research

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