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PURPOSE: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adults with spinal
cord injury (SCI), muscular dystrophy (MD), multiple sclerosis (MS), and cerebral
palsy (CP). METHODS: This is a multicenter, community-based, cross-sectional
study of adults diagnosed with CP (94), MD (99), MS (98), SCI (99), and healthy
adults (105). The WHOQOL-BREF and WHOQOL-DIS questionnaire were used. RESULTS:
Significant differences in physical functioning between adults with CP and SCI
and adults with MS (p = 0.003 and p < 0.001, respectively), as well as between
adults with SCI and MD (p = 0.001) were found. Univariate tests revealed
significant psychological functioning differences between adults with SCI and MD
(p = 0.02) and SCI and MS (p = 0.001). There was a significant difference in
physical functioning between controls and adults with SCI (p = 0.049) and a
significant difference in psychological functioning between controls and adults
with MS (p = 0.039). No statistically significant differences were found between
the groups in social and environmental domains. CONCLUSIONS: Physical and
physiological functioning were affected to various degrees in the studied
neurodisabilities, while all groups reported similar levels of functioning and
well-being in social and environmental domains.

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