Patient Resiliency and Caregiver Burden After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Resulting in Quadriplegia.
Am Surg
; 90(8): 2073-2074, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38551604
ABSTRACT
Traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) resulting in quadriplegia is a life-altering injury for patients and caregivers. We conducted a retrospective review of patients treated for tSCI and quadriplegia at a level 1 trauma center to assess quality of life (QOL), socioeconomic factors, and mortality. Patients and caregivers were surveyed. Of the 65 patients included, 33 contacts were made. Seventeen surveys were completed (12 caregivers and 5 patients). Six unreachable patients were confirmed alive via medical record. Mortality rate among these 39 accessible patients was 23% (n = 9). Medicaid and uninsured patients experienced longer hospital length of stay (P < .0001) and discharged to home or nursing facilities (P < .0001) more often than those with private insurance or Medicare. Patients reported overall "good" QOL (80%) while caregivers reported overall decreased QOL markers. Our results reflect the resilience among this patient population, but also highlight the impact of this life-altering injury on the caregiver.
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Assunto principal:
Quadriplegia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am Surg
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos