Author:
Kim Sung Shin,Kim On Yoo,Kim Sun Hong,Heo Jae Eun,Ho Seung Hee,Kim Ju Hee,Bae Young-Hyeon
Abstract
AbstractThe correlations between activities of daily living (ADL) among patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their caregivers’ burden, quality of life (QoL), and presenteeism was investigated. Participants included outpatients and inpatients with SCI at a rehabilitation center and their caregivers, recruited between March 2020 and April 2021. Eighty-seven valid responses were analysed using independent t-tests and Pearson’s correlations. There was a difference in caregiver burden according to patients’ ADL performance. QoL was negatively correlated with caregiver burden and presenteeism. Caregiver burden and presenteeism were positively correlated. Social support can improve caregivers’ QoL and reduce caregiver burden and presenteeism-induced work impairment.
Funder
This study was supported by grant of National Rehabilitation Center (No: TRSREIN11) and grant of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in South Korea
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC