Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a type of chronic disease with physical and psychological effects on the individual's life. The disease can have a devastating effect on the life and well-being of patients with SCI. The current study aimed at investigating the role of social support, life meaningfulness, and centrality of religiosity in posttraumatic growth and life satisfaction of people with SCI. Methods: The current study was conducted on 157 subjects with SCI selected by convenience sampling method in the Welfare Organization of Khorramabad city, Iran in 2016. The subjects completed the centrality of religiosity scale, the posttraumatic growth inventory, satisfaction with life scale, the meaning in life questionnaire (short-form), and multidimensional scale of perceived social support. Data were analyzed with stepwise regression method (F test and t test). Results: The obtained results indicated that the most important predictor of posttraumatic growth was family support and the most important predictor of life satisfaction was friends support. In sum, all predictor variables explained 62% of posttraumatic growth and 38% of life satisfaction. Conclusions: The current study findings showed that social support, meaningfulness, and religious believes can help people with SCI to adapt with problems related to their illness.

Introduction: Spinal cord injury includes a range of disabilities for patients. One of the main concerns of these patients is the ability to adapt to various tasks of daily life. Thus, the present research aimed at investigating the role of social support, sleep quality, and fatigue in people with spinal cord injury. Methods: Overall, 157 people with Spinal Cord Injury referring to Welfare Organization of Khorramabad city completed the Daily Living Self-Efficacy Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Fatigue Symptom Inventory, and the Sleep Quality Scale. Data were analyzed using path analysis and the Boot Strap method. Results: The results showed that social support and sleep quality both directly and through emotional and physical dimensions of fatigue influenced daily life self-efficacy. In summary, social support, sleep quality, and fatigue explained 43% of daily life self-efficacy variance. Conclusions: These findings showed that social support and sleep quality in patients with spinal cord injury affect fatigue and thus, are related to the feeling of efficacy in people with spinal cord injury.