Burden of care and its impact on health-related quality of life of caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury Sobrecarga del cuidado e impacto en la calidad de vida relacionada a la salud de los cuidadores de individuos con lesión medular Sobrecarga do cuidado e impacto na qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de cuidadores de indivíduos com lesão medular

• Main Authors: Paula Cristina Nogueira (Author), Soraia Assad Nasbine Rabeh (Author), Maria Helena Larcher Caliri (Author), Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas (Author), Vanderlei José Haas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the impact and burden of care on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of caregivers of individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI). METHOD: cross-sectional observational study carried out by reviewing medical records and applying questionnaires. The scale Short Form 36 (S...