Quality of Life in Adult Neurological Patients

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purposes of this study were to evaluate the influence of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program in the improvement of the health-related quality of life among adult neurological patients and to identify the sociodemographic and clinical associated characteristics. Subjects with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors participated in the study. All participants underwent a rehabilitation program (RP) from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week. The WHOQOL-BREF was applied at the initial and discharge assessments.

Official Title
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The Influence of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Neurological Disorders

Conditions
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Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Poliomyelitis

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: diagnosed with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors at least 18 years old consented to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: cognitive problems to understand and to respond the assessment instrument, according to medical files description and interviewer previous judgment

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 19 Years
Maximum Age: 74 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: rehabilitation program<br>Rehabilitation program from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week | Other: Physical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations<br>* The mean duration of the RP was 7.47 ± 4.45 months, but it was not standardized because this factor was not one of the parameters of interest for this study<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WHOQOL-BREF | The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) is a sound, cross-culturally valid assessment of health-related quality of life in adults populations. Its assessment shows good to excellent internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, content validity, and construct validity in the healthy population and in different patient groups. | participants will be followed for the duration of rehabilitation program, an expected average of 7 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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acquired brain injury, health-related quality of life, poliomyelitis survivor, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, completed the WHOQOL-BREF