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9044519

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-5-14
pubmed:abstractText
This article discusses service delivery for Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) in the Netherlands. In this wealthy country, almost everyone has access to domestic adaptations and other equipment, regardless of income and with low, or without user contributions. However, satisfaction with this system of its products is rarely examined. Subjects in this research are 318 SCI individuals between 18 and 65 years of age, living in the community at a mean time of 3.6 years after injury. Availability of accessible housing, domestic adaptations, wheelchairs and outdoor transportation is investigated. Satisfaction with available services and satisfaction with service delivery procedures is measured by self-developed questionnaires. Relationships between these satisfaction scores and measures for functional health status (SIP68) and life satisfaction (LSQ) are analyzed. The presence of domestic adaptations is high, and 78.3% said their houses were sufficiently adapted at the time of the interview. Wheelchairs were generally available and most respondents had more than one. However, many users had complaints about their wheelchairs: 35.9% about their manual wheelchairs and 47.5% about their electric wheelchairs. Public transport was rarely used, 51.1% of respondents had an adapted car. Having an adapted car was significantly related to the ability to drive independently. Satisfaction with available services was acceptable, but satisfaction with service delivery procedures was very low. Satisfaction with available services did have a significant relationship with functional health status when the influence of the type of injury was taken into account. Satisfaction with available services also had a significant relationship with life satisfaction, after the influence of functional health status was taken into account. Further research on this topic is recommended.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1362-4393
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-6-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Services for spinal cord injured: availability and satisfaction.
pubmed:affiliation
Utrecht University, Department of Medicine, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't