Factors Associated with Quality of Life among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury Farajzadeh, A, Akbarfahimi, M, Maroufizadeh, S and Miri Lavasani, N 2021, Factors Associated with Quality of Life among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury, Occupational Therapy International, pp. 1-11, doi: 10.1155/2021/9921710. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Factors Associated with Quality of Life among Caregivers of People with Spinal Cord Injury Author(s) Farajzadeh, A Akbarfahimi, M Maroufizadeh, S Miri Lavasani, N Journal name Occupational Therapy International Start page 1 End page 11 Total pages 11 Publisher Wiley Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2021 ISSN 0966-7903 1557-0703 Summary Purpose. Often people with spinal cord injury (SCI) require help from their caregivers to carry out activities of daily living. Such assistance may affect caregiver quality of life (QoL). This study investigates the QoL and its associated risk factors among caregivers of people with SCI to find possible ways to increase their QoL. Material and Method. A convenience sample of 135 Iranian caregivers of people with SCI participated in a cross-sectional study from the Brain and Spinal Injury Repair Research Center of Tehran (BASIR), Iran, from June 2018 to October 2019. The World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQoL-BREF), the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Caregiver Burden Scale (CBS), and a demographic questionnaire were administered. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis was then applied to identify risk factors associated with caregiver QoL. Results. Moderate to highly significant negative correlations were observed between all domains of the WHOQoL scale and subscales of the CBS and the BDI-II. After controlling for demographic and clinical variables, depression, burden, and level of injury were found to predict caregiver QoL significantly. Furthermore, QoL was lower in caregivers of people with quadriplegia than paraplegia (p<0.05). Conclusions. The level of injury, self-perceived caregiver burden, and depression are associated with QoL for the caregivers of people with SCI. A holistic approach incorporating caregiver training, psychological interventions, and adequate support may enable better QoL for these caregivers. DOI 10.1155/2021/9921710 Field of Research 1103 Clinical Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30159679 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 14:57:41 EST Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 15:07:12 EST Wed, 15 Dec 2021, 05:06:19 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 12:22:46 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 14:54:00 EST Wed, 30 Mar 2022, 15:30:37 EST Fri, 08 Apr 2022, 08:35:24 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 15 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Nov 2021, 14:57:41 EST