Personal assistance, income and employment: The spinal injuries survey instrument (SISI) and its application in a sample of people with quadriplegia

Spinal Cord

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 417-424

  Rowell, D ^a   Connelly, L B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Employment; Quadriplegia; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL INJURY SURVEY INSTRUMENT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 44849116566     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3102157     Document Type: Article

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