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Factors Affecting Quality of Life Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Korea

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dc.contributor.author김상운-
dc.contributor.author김장환-
dc.contributor.author지상현-
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-26T08:03:23Z-
dc.date.available2017-10-26T08:03:23Z-
dc.date.issued2016-
dc.identifier.issn2093-4777-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/152883-
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE: Complaints from spinal cord injury (SCI) patients are typically related to physical disability affecting activities of daily life. However, difficulties with voiding and defecation and/or sexual function can also be major concerns. The general population and even physicians are generally unaware of these complaints; therefore, this study focuses on surveying SCI patients regarding challenges that are faced in daily life. METHODS: A questionnaire was administered randomly and anonymously to SCI patients who visited the Korea Spinal Cord Injury Association and several rehabilitation hospitals in the Republic of Korea in 2013. All participants gave their consent prior to filling out the questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 299 patients answered the questionnaire; the male to female ratio was 5.8:1 and common vectors for injury were motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, and falling down. Of the 169 patients who answered the 'most troublesome' and 'wish would improve' complaints questionnaire properly, urinary problems were most common, specifically incontinence and urinary tract infection. Among all patients, 67% were using clean intermittent catheterization, 63% were taking voiding-related medications, 83% had sexual desires, and among the 122 patients who did not have offspring, 27% had future plans for children. CONCLUSIONS: From this questionnaire, we discovered that SCI patients in the South Korea suffer not only from physical disability but also many other quality-of-life-related problems. When managing SCI patients, physicians should show greater concern and educate patients about problems related to voiding and sexual activity, rather than just physical disability.-
dc.description.statementOfResponsibilityopen-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherKorean Continence Society-
dc.relation.isPartOfINTERNATIONAL NEUROUROLOGY JOURNAL-
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR-
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/kr/-
dc.titleFactors Affecting Quality of Life Among Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Korea-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.publisher.locationKorea (South)-
dc.contributor.collegeCollege of Medicine-
dc.contributor.departmentDept. of Urology-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJong Soo Lee-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSang Woon Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSang Hyun Jee-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJoon Chul Kim-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJong Bo Choi-
dc.contributor.googleauthorSung Yong Cho-
dc.contributor.googleauthorJang Hwan Kim-
dc.identifier.doi10.5213/inj.1630540.270-
dc.contributor.localIdA00855-
dc.contributor.localIdA05045-
dc.contributor.localIdA00527-
dc.contributor.localIdA05500-
dc.relation.journalcodeJ01171-
dc.identifier.eissn2093-6931-
dc.relation.journalsince2010~-
dc.identifier.pmid28043106-
dc.relation.journalbefore~2009 Journal of the Korean Continence Society (대한배뇨장애요실금학회지)-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, Sang Woon-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameKim, Jang Hwan-
dc.contributor.alternativeNameJee, Sang Hyun-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKim, Jang Hwan-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorJee, Sang Hyun-
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthorKim, Sang Woon-
dc.citation.volume20-
dc.citation.number4-
dc.citation.startPage316-
dc.citation.endPage320-
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationINTERNATIONAL NEUROUROLOGY JOURNAL, Vol.20(4) : 316-320, 2016-
dc.date.modified2017-10-24-
dc.identifier.rimsid40508-
dc.type.rimsART-
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