TY  - JOUR
T1  - Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Autonomy and
Participation among Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
AU - Hosseini, Mahdi AU - Borhani, Fariba AU - Maleki, Marziyeh AU - Ahmadi, Farzane AU - Anboohi, Sima Zohari 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SP  - 399
EP  - 405
PY  - 2016
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2016.399.405
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.399.405
KW  - Autonomy and participation
KW  -perceived
KW  -social support
KW  -spinal cord injuries
KW  -Iran
AB  - Assessing participation level off individual in their personal and social life is off the most recent
methods for measuring the level of health among them. The aim of this study is survey of the Relationship
between perceived social support and autonomy and participation among patients with spinal cord injuries. In
this descriptive-correlative investigation, 100 members of the association of spinal cord injuries in Tehran were
selected by simple random sampling method. Their social support and autonomy and participation were studied
in different aspects using cardol questionnaire of impact on participation and autonomy index for spinal cord
injury and standard questionnaire of nortouse social support scale. Analysis of the data was performed with
the help of SPSS 19 Software utilizing descriptive and analytic statistical tests this study showed that the
perceived social support mean was 146/58±11/50 and autonomy and participation mean is 63/79±17/79.
pearson’s correlation test showed that there is a significant, positive relationship between social support and
autonomy and participation (p<0/001, r = 0/37). In this research, it is shown a meaningful and inverse
relationship between autonomy and participation and social support of people suffering from spinal cord
injuries. Also, the influences of traumatic events such as spinal cord injuries show that social support of these
people can cause interpretation of the disorder with positive impacts, increases autonomy and participation
people suffering from spinal cord injuries. Respecting the long duration of the disease among patients,
improving the participation of patients very important.
ER  -