Abstract
Objective: To develop a scale to accurately measure the quality of life (QOL) of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design: Structured interview/survey. Setting: An SCI care clinic within a hospital. Participants: 108 patients with SCI. Sample stratified by the following variables: diagnosis (tetraplegia vs paraplegia); severity of injury (complete vs incomplete injury; and time postinjury (<1y, 1–2y, >2y). Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Pilot SCI QOL items, Diener Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapies–General (FACT-G).
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