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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.
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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.