Patient-Reported Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury in Korea, 2023-2024 Survey

A 2023-2024 survey of 72 adults with traumatic spinal cord injury discharged from a Korean regional trauma center between 2016 and 2021. The dataset includes patient-reported data on rehabilitation service utilization, satisfaction, barriers, unmet needs, and quality of life measured with EQ-5D-5L and WHOQOL-BREF instruments. It was authored by Sang-Hun Kim and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between employment status and quality-of-life scores based on EQ-5D-5L and WHOQOL-BREF data.
• Identify common barriers to community reintegration based on reported mobility limitations and transportation challenges.
• Assess unmet needs for support services based on reported frequencies for financial assistance and daily living support.
• Investigate the dose–response relationship between household income and perceived environmental quality of life based on the WHOQOL-BREF Environment domain.

Strengths

• Includes standardized quality-of-life instruments (EQ-5D-5L and WHOQOL-BREF) for validated measurement.
• Survey data collected between October 2023 and March 2024 ensures a minimum of two years of follow-up after injury for all 72 participants.
• Provides specific metrics on outcomes: 72.2% received outpatient rehabilitation, 29.2% were employed, and 8.3% returned to pre-injury jobs.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single-center survey of 72 individuals, which limits generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Sang-Hun Kim via figshare.

Collection Method

Retrospective chart review and cross-sectional survey.

Time Range

Survey conducted October 2023 to March 2024; patient injuries occurred between 2016 and 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 18:34:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Regional trauma center in Korea.