Impact of secondary health conditions on the quality of life and wellbeing of Canadians living with spinal cord injury: A comparison of preference-weighted index scores derived from generic standardized instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Context/objectives

To compare the assessment of the impact of secondary health conditions (SHCs) on the quality of life and wellbeing of Canadians living with spinal cord injury (SCI) using four preference-based outcome measures.

Design

Secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional, online survey.

Setting

Community.

Participants

Community-dwelling adults (n = 364) living with traumatic or non-traumatic spinal cord injury at least one year post-injury (70% at least 10 years post-injury).

Outcome measures

A modified version of the Spinal Cord Injury Secondary Conditions Scale (SCI-SCS); three health-related instruments (EQ-5D-5L, Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3), and the Assessment of Quality of Life 8-dimension questionnaire (AQoL-8D)) and a capab

SUBMITTER: Esfandiari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12499526 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature