Implementing The Biopsychosocial Approach Of The ICF-CY To Predict Secondary Conditions And Quality Of Life In Individuals With Spina Bifida

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  • March 20, 2019
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  • Karacul, Fikriye
    • Affiliation: School of Education, School Psychology Graduate Program
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  • Spina Bifida (SB) is a complex neurogenetic disorder, diagnosed before or at birth that is caused by the defective closure of the backbone and the spinal cord (Antolovich &Wray, 2008). The condition is associated with many physical, or mental health conditions at varying severity levels. Additional health conditions that occur as a result of having a primary disabling condition are considered as secondary conditions. The present study examined the nature of secondary conditions; the individual characteristics associated with their prediction and quality of life (QoL) and used ICF –CY (WHO, 2007) as a frame of reference to discuss their functioning. The findings suggested several significant small and medium strength relations among variables. After reaching a consensus between raters on linkage of the Secondary Conditions with ICF –CY codes, multiple hierarchical linear regression analyses were used to assess the ability of developmental and family characteristics to predict difficulty with body functions, activities participation and perceived QoL. The findings affirmed the overall predictor quality of the given characteristics, and direction of significant predictions, however there was variability of predictors for each criterion. Practical implications for school psychology are provided.
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  • Able, Harriet
  • Knotek, Steven
  • McMillen, Janey
  • Simeonsson, Rune
  • Evarrs, Sandra
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  • Doctor of Philosophy
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Graduate School
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  • 2017
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