تلخیص
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of interviews before the implementation of home
home modification on quality of life on spinal cord modifications and after two months.
injury in wheel chair user spinal cord injuries Results: The quality of life was significantly
Methodology: This community based enhanced in the experimental group after home
randomized control trial was carried out in district modification with mean LiSAT score 33.32
Kohat and Hangu, from January to December (p=0.001), as compared to the control group, with
2012. A total of 40 wheel chair users paraplegic LiSAT score 22.85 (p=0.154), in wheel chair user
patients were randomly assigned into paraplegic population.
experimental and control groups. The baseline Conclusion: The home modification is effective
LiSAT score was calculated. The home in the enhancement of quality of life in wheel chair
modification program was implemented for user paraplegic population. (Rawal Med J
patients in the experiments group, including wheel 2013;38: 263-265).
chair accessible doors, ramps, rails, tub seats in Key Words: Home Modification, quality of life,
bathrooms, and non-slip surfaces. LiSAT paraplegia.
questionnaire was filled through face to face