Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Psychiatry 1735-4587 9 3 2014 09 15 133 6 Mohammad Hosein Ebrahimzadeh Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ghaem Hospital Medical School, Ahmad-Abad Street, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran Bibi Soheyla Shojaee Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ghaem Hospital Medical School, Ahmad-Abad Street, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran Farideh Golhasani-Keshtan Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ghaem Hospital Medical School, Ahmad-Abad Street, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran Fatemeh Moharari Ibn-Sina Hospital, Department of Psychiatry Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran Mashhad, Iran Amir Reza Kachooei Orthopedic Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Ghaem Hospital Medical School, Ahmad-Abad Street, Mashhad, 99199-91766, Iran ; Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA Asieh Sadat Fattahi Assistant Professor of Surgery. Endoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, ashhad ,Iran 2015 10 14 Objective: We were curious about the degree of anxiety and depression and their effect on the quality of life of the caregivers of veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: A convenience sample of 72 out of 120 caregiver spouses of veterans with spinal cord injury participated in our study. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were considered as a measure of depression and anxiety. The World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) was considered to evaluate the quality of life. To compare the caregivers, we enrolled 74 matched caregiver spouses of patients without spinal cord injury . Results: The average age of the spouses was 44.7±6.5. The average time elapsed from the injury was 26.4±3.1 years. There was a significant difference in all domains of quality of life and depression between the caregivers and the control group, but there was not a significant difference in terms of anxiety. There was a negative correlation between depression and age, level of education and quality of life. Conclusion: Mental care support should be implemented for veterans and their spouses in addition to the provided facilities. https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/57 https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/download/57/53