Article

OBJECTIVE: To describe individual-level temporal change in life satisfaction
after spinal cord injury. DESIGN: Individual growth curve (IGC) analysis of
prospectively collected data from the National Institute on Disability,
Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research National Spinal Cord Injury
Database (NSCID). SETTING: Multicenter, longitudinal database study.
PARTICIPANTS: Participants (N=4846) in the NSCID. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Rasch-transformed Satisfaction With Life Scale scores.
RESULTS: Individual-level trajectories reflecting life satisfaction vary
extensively and are associated with demographic and injury-related
characteristics. Demographic characteristics include race, sex, pre-employment
and discharge marital status, and level of education; injury-related factors
include days in rehabilitation, neurologic level, age at injury, and injury
etiology. Results are displayed graphically by way of a computer-generated
interactive tool and represent different trajectories of individual-level changes
in life satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS: IGC methodology allows researchers and
clinicians to anticipate patient-specific trajectories through use of an
automated interactive tool. Projected trajectories hold promise in facilitating
planning for inpatient and outpatient services, which could enhance long-term
outcomes.
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