ssessment of Wheelchair Provision Program to Spinal Cord Injuries Wheelchair Users, applying Quality of Life and Pressure Ulcer Prevention as Indicators
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Wheelchairs, quality of life, pressure ulcerAbstract
Introduction. Spinal cord injury affects the quality of life and health of a person. An appropriate wheelchair can increase health care, prevent complications like pressure ulcers and improve the quality of life.
Objective: To assessment quality of life perception and developing of pressure ulcer as indicators of a wheelchair supplying program to spinal cord injuries based of WHO program.
Material and Methods. An appropriate wheelchair was given to a pilot group with spinal cord injur y, thus the quality of life was measured by CHART-SF and WHOQOL -BREF questionnaires. A 12-month follow-up was done to detect the development of pressure ulcers.
Results. CHART-SF questionnaire outcomes show that the group perceived a greater mobility, while in the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, the group did not perceive any change, whether positive or negative, with regards to quality of life. The group did not develop pressure ulcers.
Conclusions. The questionnaires outcomes are not sensitive enough to measure quality of life changes in patients of spinal cord injury.
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