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Quality of life and self-esteem of persons with paraplegia living in São Paulo, Brazil

Auteurs: Leila Blanes, Maria Isabel S. Carmagnani, Lydia M. Ferreira

Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 1/2009

Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) and self-esteem of paraplegic persons.

Methods

The sample consisted of 60 outpatients with traumatic paraplegia living in São Paulo, Brazil, from whom clinical and demographic data were obtained. QoL was assessed by the 36-item Short-Form (SF-36) health survey questionnaire, and self-esteem was measured by Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem (RSE) scale. Statistical analysis was performed using Student’s t-test, analysis of variance and Fisher’s least significant difference (LSD) test at a significance level of 5%.

Results

Participants were predominately men (86.7%) with a mean age of 32.9 (standard deviation [SD] = 9.47) years, low education level and low income. The SF-36 dimensions that received the lowest scores were physical functioning, role physical and role emotional. Cronbach’s alpha for the SF-36 questionnaire was 0.80. A significant statistical difference was found between the presence of pressure ulcers and low scores on mental health (P = 0.001), as determined by Student’s t-test. The mean self-esteem score was 8.35 and there was a significant statistical difference between low self-esteem scores and occupation (P = 0.008).

Conclusion

Participants reported low QoL and self-esteem. The results provide background information that may be useful in the development of strategies to reduce the impact of spinal cord injury (SCI) on the life and health of persons with SCI, improving their QoL.

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Titel: Quality of life and self-esteem of persons with paraplegia living in São Paulo, Brazil
Auteurs: Leila Blanes
Maria Isabel S. Carmagnani
Lydia M. Ferreira
Publicatiedatum: 01-02-2009
Uitgeverij: Springer Netherlands
Gepubliceerd in: Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-008-9411-9

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