Investigating changes in quality of life and function along the lifespan for people with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 413-419

  Pershouse, Kiley J ^a   Barker, Ruth N ^b   Kendall, Melissa B ^a   Buettner, Petra G ^b   Kuipers, Pim ^c   Schuurs, Sarita B ^a   Amsters, Delena I ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data collection; Human activities; Outcome assessment (health care); Quality of life; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL OUTCOMES VARIABLE SCALE; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION MEASURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR SUBSCALE OF THE FIM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY CONDITIONS SURVEILLANCE INSTRUMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE 8; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859942666     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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