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Published in: Quality of Life Research 9/2012

Open Access 01-11-2012

Changes in life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury during and after inpatient rehabilitation: adaptation or measurement bias?

Authors: Christel M. C. van Leeuwen, Marcel W. M. Post, Lucas H. V. van der Woude, Sonja de Groot, Christof Smit, Dirk van Kuppevelt, Eline Lindeman

Published in: Quality of Life Research | Issue 9/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

To analyze changes in life satisfaction (LS) scores over time in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to interpret what these changes mean.

Methods

Multicenter, prospective cohort study of persons with SCI (n = 96) classified into 3 life satisfaction trajectories identified earlier. Assessment took place 6 times from the start of active rehabilitation up to 5 years after discharge. Three LS scores were compared: (1) LS ‘now’ score, (2) ‘comparison’ score between LS ‘now’ and LS ‘before the SCI’, and (3) retrospective score of LS ‘before the SCI’.

Results

Persons in the low LS trajectory showed increase in the LS ‘now’ score, but not in the LS ‘comparison’ score and retrospective score. Persons in the recovery trajectory showed increase in the LS ‘now’ and LS ‘comparison’ scores, but not in the retrospective score. Persons in the high LS trajectory showed increase in the ‘comparison’ LS score and decrease in the retrospective score, but no change in the LS ‘now’ score.

Conclusions

Diverging patterns of change were found and that were interpreted as adaptation or scale recalibration. Recalibration could also be considered healthy rebalancing after SCI. Being able to compare different LS ratings can facilitate the interpretation of change in and stability of LS.
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Metadata
Title
Changes in life satisfaction in persons with spinal cord injury during and after inpatient rehabilitation: adaptation or measurement bias?
Authors
Christel M. C. van Leeuwen
Marcel W. M. Post
Lucas H. V. van der Woude
Sonja de Groot
Christof Smit
Dirk van Kuppevelt
Eline Lindeman
Publication date
01-11-2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Quality of Life Research / Issue 9/2012
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2649
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-011-0073-7

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