Extending Veteran Participation in the Validation of the SCI-QOL/CAT
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Orthopedics / Podiatry, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 89 |
| Updated: | 12/1/2018 |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2012 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2016 |
The field of spinal cord injury rehabilitation medicine lacks a reliable, patient reported,
health-related quality of life measurement tool. The National Institute of Health has
provided funding to develop a spinal cord injury-specific, quality of life survey tool in
non-Veterans with spinal cord injury called the spinal cord injury-quality of life (SCI-QOL).
This quality of life survey asks questions regarding physical/medical, emotional, and social
health as it relates to individuals with spinal cord injury.
The purpose of this study is to include a Veteran population in the making of the quality of
life survey. Each participant will be asked to complete a packet of quality of life
questions. Participants will be given the opportunity to take the survey a second time,
either 7-14 days or 5-7 months after the first survey. Taking the survey twice will allow the
research team to test the reliability of the survey. Comparing the SCI-QOL with other legacy
measures will allow the investigators to test the validity of the survey.
Additionally, the investigators will be testing the SCI-QOL between Veterans and non-Veterans
with SCI to determine if there are differences in their self-reported quality of life.
This study will be recruiting participants at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Bronx, New York and the James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
health-related quality of life measurement tool. The National Institute of Health has
provided funding to develop a spinal cord injury-specific, quality of life survey tool in
non-Veterans with spinal cord injury called the spinal cord injury-quality of life (SCI-QOL).
This quality of life survey asks questions regarding physical/medical, emotional, and social
health as it relates to individuals with spinal cord injury.
The purpose of this study is to include a Veteran population in the making of the quality of
life survey. Each participant will be asked to complete a packet of quality of life
questions. Participants will be given the opportunity to take the survey a second time,
either 7-14 days or 5-7 months after the first survey. Taking the survey twice will allow the
research team to test the reliability of the survey. Comparing the SCI-QOL with other legacy
measures will allow the investigators to test the validity of the survey.
Additionally, the investigators will be testing the SCI-QOL between Veterans and non-Veterans
with SCI to determine if there are differences in their self-reported quality of life.
This study will be recruiting participants at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Bronx, New York and the James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital, Tampa, Florida.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female Veterans with traumatic spinal cord injury
- At least 18 years old
- Persons judged by their primary care doctor to be competent
- Able to read
- Fluent in English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Veterans with non-traumatic spinal cord injury ("non-traumatic" is defined as any
injury from a chronic condition that resulted in decline of function due to the
paralysis. These conditions include, but are not limited to: multiple sclerosis,
arteriole-venous malformation, nerve impingement syndromes, congenital birth defects,
or other)
- Diagnosis of a cognitive impairment (in the clinical chart) such that it limit the
subject's ability to read, understand, and respond to statements about quality of life
- Not fluent in English.
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