Quality of Life in Persons with Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation or Tetraplegic SCI without LTMV

Warschausky, Seth; Dixon, Pamela; Forchheimer, Martin; Nelson, Virginia S.; Park, Curie; Gater, David R.; Tate, Denise G.

doi:10.1310/u2kl-axcp-9qgp-9j5r

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“…In addition, the degree of perceived social and instrumental support was assessed with a subscale of the Quality of Caregiving (QoC) 30 measure (ie, relationship with the primary caregiver, 4 items) among those persons receiving caregiver services. The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) 31 was used to gauge the client-provider relationship.…”

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Characteristics of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Who Use Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes

Drossel

Forchheimer

Meade

2016

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

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People with spinal cord injury (SCI) are accessing cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP), the use of which has been legalized in more than 20 states. In the past, illicit marijuana use had positive correlations with other health risk behaviors. It is not known whether access to CTP has shifted patterns of use and altered health outcomes. To describe the self-reported patterns of CTP use among individuals with SCI and correlations with health behaviors and health indicators. Secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional study involving community-dwelling individuals with chronic SCI and neurogenic bladder and bowel, at least 5 years post injury. Data were collected via structured interviews. 92.2% of the current sample ( = 244) lived in states that, at the time of the study, permitted the use of CTP. 22.5% reported using CTP at least monthly to relieve pain (70.4%) and spasticity (46.3%). Of those 54 participants, 52.7% were daily users. Whereas 23.0% of non-CTP users endorsed having prescriptions for at least one opioid-based medication, 38.1% of CTP users did so, suggesting that CTP use does not mitigate opioid use. Users were more likely to be single and live alone, report more bladder complications, and perceive their psychosocial functioning as more compromised than non-users. A relatively large percentage of individuals with chronic SCI appear to use CTP on a regular basis. Results suggest that they may be more vulnerable to complications and to risk factors for substance use disorders in SCI, such as social isolation. Although the generalizability of these findings is limited by the sampling strategies and the eligibility criteria of the larger study, CTP use should be assessed and considered when planning health interventions.

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Characteristics of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Who Use Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes

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Forchheimer

Meade

2016

Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

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“…Twenty-nine abstracts were excluded based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria presented earlier. The remaining 32 papers [ 8 , 15 – 45 ] were examined with regard to our methodological quality criteria, resulting in the further exclusion of six papers [ 20 , 25 , 27 , 30 , 37 , 40 ]. Examination of the references included in the 26 selected papers resulted in one additional paper eligible for this review [ 7 ].…”

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Somatically ill persons’ self-nominated quality of life domains: review of the literature and guidelines for future studies

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ObjectiveTo review which domains somatically ill persons nominate as constituting their QoL. Specific objective is to examine whether the method of enquiry affect these domains.MethodsWe conducted two literature searches in the databases PubMed/Medline, CINAHL and Psychinfo for qualitative studies examining patients’ self-defined QoL domains using (1) SEIQoL and (2) study-specific questions. For each database, two researchers independently assessed the eligibility of the retrieved abstracts and three researchers subsequently classified all QoL domains.ResultsThirty-six eligible papers were identified: 27 studies using the SEIQoL, and nine presenting data derived from study-specific questions. The influence of the method of enquiry on patients’ self-nominated QoL domains appears limited: most domains were presented in both types of studies, albeit with different frequencies.ConclusionsThis review provides a comprehensive overview of somatically ill persons’ self-nominated QoL domains. However, limitations inherent to reviewing qualitative studies (e.g., the varying level of abstraction of patients’ self-defined QoL domains), limitations of the included studies and limitations inherent to the review process, hinder cross-study comparisons. Therefore, we provide guidelines to address shortcomings of qualitative reports amenable to improvement and to stimulate further improvement of conducting and reporting qualitative research aimed at exploring respondents’ self-nominated QoL domains.

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Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury

Kalpakjian

Forchheimer

Tate

2009

Spinal Cord Injuries

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Quality of Life in Persons with Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation or Tetraplegic SCI without LTMV

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Characteristics of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Who Use Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes

Characteristics of Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Who Use Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes

Somatically ill persons’ self-nominated quality of life domains: review of the literature and guidelines for future studies

Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury

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