this article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: harper la, coleman ja,...

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Harper LA, Coleman JA, Perrin PB, Olivera SL, Perdomo JL, Arango JA, Arango-Lasprilla JC. Comparison of mental health between individuals with spinal cord injury and able-bodied controls in Neiva, Colombia. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(1):XX–XX. http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.04.0086

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Comparison of mental health between individuals with spinal cord injury and

able-bodied controls in Neiva, Colombia

Leia A. Harper, BS; Jennifer A. Coleman, MA; Paul B. Perrin, PhD; Silvia Leonor Olivera, MS; Jose Libardo Perdomo, BS; Jose

Anselmo Arango, BS; Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, PhD



• Aim– Compare mental health of individuals with spinal

cord injury (SCI) and nondisabled controls in Neiva, Colombia, South America.

• Relevance– Overwhelming majority of research on mental health

and SCI has been conducted in United States, Western Europe, and other developed countries.



Method

• Subjects (40 Colombians with SCI and 42 nondisabled age- and sex-matched controls) completed 4 measures of mental health:– Satisfaction with life (Satisfaction with Life Scale).– Depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9).– Self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale).– Anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory).



Results

• Compared with nondisabled controls, individuals with SCI reported significantly lower mental health on depression (medium effect size) and satisfaction with life (large effect size) measures.

• Groups did not differ significantly on self-esteem or anxiety measures.



Conclusion

• Mental health of individuals with SCI should be central part of SCI rehabilitation interventions, particularly in Latin America.

this article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: harper la, coleman ja,...

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