Quality of Life Research

KEY FINDING: Intermittent self-catheterization (ISC) did not show a superior disease-specific urinary quality of life compared to continuous indwelling catheterization.

KEY FINDING: Half of the individuals with SCI in the study had moderate-to-severe NBD.

KEY FINDING: Functional independence, as measured by the SCIM III, significantly correlated with sitting balance, as measured by the FIST.

KEY FINDING: Pain predictive effects on school/work functioning were serially mediated by pain interference and social functioning.

KEY FINDING: Individuals with tetraplegia take significantly longer to cool down after overheating compared to those with paraplegia and non-SCI controls.

KEY FINDING: The mental and physical aspects of the participants’ quality of life declined significantly during the epidemic compared to the pre-epidemic period.

KEY FINDING: Scores on ‘life as a whole’, ‘physical health’ and the total scale were significantly higher at follow-up compared to baseline in the total sample and the SCD subgroup, but not in the SCI subgroup.

KEY FINDING: Prolonged defecation time (>60 minutes) significantly deteriorates the quality of life in SCI patients.

KEY FINDING: The Arabic version of the NBSS-SF demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.82 for the overall score.

KEY FINDING: The Arabic version of mPRISM (AR-mPRISM) was successfully translated and cross-culturally adapted for Lebanese individuals with SCI.