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Abstract Background: Cognitive impairment and poor quality of life (QOL) are reported to be correlated for many disorders. Objective: To find out the relation between cognitive functions and quality of life in patients with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: A correlational study was conducted for a sample of forty patients with chronic SCI (33 males, 7 females, mean age was 32.42 ± 10.09 years). All participants underwent an assessment of cognitive function via Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale and an assessment of quality of life via selfrated quality of life index for SCI (QLI-SCI). Results: A significant correlation was revealed between the total QLI-SCI and MoCA scores (p<0.05) in all domains of the QLI-SCI except health domain. Conclusion: There was relation between cognitive functions and quality of life in patients with SCI |