Individual with Spinal Cord Injury (Paraplegia). Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord, Other and unspecified injury of lumbar and sacral spinal cord
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for Individual with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Participants who had spinal cord injury from type of paraplegia by the diagnosis of a specialist physician those who had age of more than 18 years those who had spinal cord injury more than one year and less than 5 years those who had mental and cognitive ability those who had the ability to read and write Inclusion criteria for family caregivers: Participants who were family caregiver that being aware of the Individual with SCI’s condition those who were not a member of the medical team those who had mental and cognitive ability those who had ability for reading and writing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who had fractures in the bones and amputations; Participants who had pregnancy and / or surgery and coma from the past year
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life for spinal cord injury person. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study; one month later; three months later. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire for the person with spinal cord injury (Frans and Powers) and general quality of life questionnaire (Frans and Powers).;Health behaviors. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study; one month later; three months later. Method of measurement: Health behavior questionnaire.;Quality of life for family caregivers. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study; one month later; three months later. Method of measurement: General quality of life questionnaire (Frans and Powers). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Tehran University of Medical Sciences