Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1643-1648 , December 2007

Relationship Between Quality of Life and Self-Efficacy in Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries

  • James Middleton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney & Royal Rehabilitation Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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  • Yvonne Tran, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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  • Ashley Craig, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Ashley Craig, PhD, Dept of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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    The influence of self-efficacy on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. SCI persons with low self-efficacy (low SE) are compared with those with higher self-efficacy (high SE). NOTE. 95% confidence intervals (CIs)

    The influence of self-efficacy on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. SCI persons with low self-efficacy (low SE) are compared with those with higher self-efficacy (high SE). NOTE. 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are shown. Abbreviation: SE, standard error.

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    The influence of level of lesion as a function of those with tetraplegia versus paraplegia on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. NOTE. 95% CIs are shown.

    The influence of level of lesion as a function of those with tetraplegia versus paraplegia on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. NOTE. 95% CIs are shown.

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    The influence of those SCI subjects with high levels of pain intensity versus those with low levels of pain intensity on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. NOTE. 95% CIs are shown.

    The influence of those SCI subjects with high levels of pain intensity versus those with low levels of pain intensity on the 8 SF-36 QOL domains. NOTE. 95% CIs are shown.

 Supported by the NSW Premier SCI Grant (grant no. R1PG4).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01551-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.09.001

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 12 , Pages 1643-1648 , December 2007