Quality of Life in Adult Neurological Patients

The purposes of this study were to evaluate the influence of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program in the improvement of the health-related quality of life among adult neurological patients and to identify the sociodemographic and clinical associated characteristics. Subjects with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors participated in the study. All participants underwent a rehabilitation program (RP) from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week. The WHOQOL-BREF was applied at the initial and discharge assessments.

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Key information

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury Acquired Brain Injury Brain Diseases Brain Injuries Central Nervous System Diseases Central Nervous System Infections Craniocerebral Trauma Enterovirus Infections Infections Myelitis Nervous System Diseases Neuroinflammatory Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Picornaviridae Infections Poliomyelitis RNA Virus Infections Spinal Cord Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Trauma, Nervous System Virus Diseases Wounds and Injuries

Age range

19 year–74 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

diagnosed with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors
at least 18 years old
consented to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

cognitive problems to understand and to respond the assessment instrument, according to medical files description and interviewer previous judgment

Treatment and study plan

Physical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations

Other

The mean duration of the RP was 7.47 ± 4.45 months, but it was not standardized because this factor was not one of the parameters of interest for this study

Primary outcomes

WHOQOL-BREF

Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of rehabilitation program, an expected average of 7 months

The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) is a sound, cross-culturally valid assessment of health-related quality of life in adults populations. Its assessment shows good to excellent internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, content validity, and construct validity in the healthy population and in different patient groups.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Influence of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Neurological Disorders

Important dates

Study start: 2008
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2011
First posted: Apr 10, 2012
Registry last updated: Apr 10, 2012

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