Introduction:

Knowledge on adherence to treatment in chronic health conditions, such as spinal cord injury, and their relation with disability and quality of life may reflect better results in rehabilitation processes.

Objective:

To establish the level of adherence to functional neurorehabilitation processes and its relation to disability and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Colombian adults with spinal cord injury.

Materials and methods:

Descriptive correlational study with 330 participants in which different measuring instruments were applied: SMAN for adherence to functional neurorehabilitation processes, SCI-DAS for disability in spinal cord injuries, and WHOQOL-BREF for HRQOL.

Results:

In 80% of cases, overall disability was mild to moderate. 66% of participants reported medium and high adhesion levels. The average overall quality of life was 68/100. On the one hand, significant correlation between the environmental component of disability regarding adherence and the socio-economic, health care team, treatment and patient factors were found, and on the other, between the environmental domain of HRQOL and the overall adherence and all its factors (p<0.001).

Conclusion:

The main determinants of adherence to functional neurorehabilitation processes are environmental components of disability and HRQOL.

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