Journal article
Subjective sleep disturbances and quality of life in chronic tetraplegia
J Spong, M Graco, DJ Brown, R Schembri, DJ Berlowitz
SPINAL CORD | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2015.68
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: This is a cross-sectional survey. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the subjective sleep disturbances and quality of life in chronic tetraplegia. SETTING: This study was conducted in a community sample from Victoria, Australia. METHODS: People with tetraplegia were mailed a survey battery including the following: demographic questions; Karolinska Sleepiness Scale (KSS); Basic Nordic Sleepiness Questionnaire; Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ); Multivariate Apnoea Prediction Index and Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) Questionnaire. Scores were compared with the best available normative data. RESULTS: A total of 163 of 424 (38%) surveys we..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was proudly supported by the Transport Accident Commission (TAC). All authors are employed by organisations that have received competitive research funding from the TAC. The TAC played no role in the design, analysis or interpretation of the project.