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KMID : 1159120150220010025
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2015 Volume.22 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.39
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The determinant factors of quality of life in age-specific differences of spinal cord injury : Comparison of Korean youth and middle-aged adults
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Lee Kuem-Ju
Jang Hye-In
Lee Bum-Suk
Lee Ji-Eun
Han Sang-Hoon
Kim Eun-Joo
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the age-specific factors of Koreans with spinal cord injury (SCI) in regards to one’s quality of life (QOL). A total of 201 people with SCI participated in the study. The WHOQOL Scale-Brief, Spinal Cord Independent Measure III, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and demographic questionnaires were used. Physical, psychological, and social QOL of two age groups (age 19-44 vs. age 45-64) were compared using t-test and hierarchical regression analysis. The results are: 1) overall QOL was significantly higher in the youth group comparing to the middle-aged group; 2) the level of depression was the most important influencing factor in the youth group whereas gender, depression, anxiety, monthly income and religion in the middle-aged group. These results show that influencing factors of QOL for people with SCI may vary by one’s age, indicating social factors (e.g., income and religion) were more prominent in middle-aged group, while the psychological factors (e.g., anxiety and depression) are relatively more important in the youth group.
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KEYWORD
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spinal cord injury, age-specific, quality of life
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