“Impact Of Mobility On Participation Restriction In Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury”

Dr Navami Mahaveer; Dr Komal K B; Mahaveer Jain

doi:10.69980/ajpr.v28i5.308

Authors

Dr Navami Mahaveer
Dr Komal K B
Mahaveer Jain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v28i5.308

Keywords:

Traumatic Spinal cord injury, Mobility, Participation, Barriers, QOL

Abstract

Background And Objective: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury is considered as a major disability and also life threatening condition that carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality also face challenge in the in social participation once they enter the community due to which quality of life of an individual with SCI is affected. It is essential to understand how people with SCI live with the overall physical, social and attitudinal environment in which they experience their day-to-day lives and many factors acts either as barrier or facilitator to the person with SCI. Mobility whether independent or supported by assistive devices is a vital aspect of functional autonomy and plays a key role in enabling individuals to participate in society. (1) Therefore, this study aimed to identify the factors influencing mobility related participation restrictions in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: A cross sectional study.

Materials and Methods: Details of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury were collected from KLE Hubli co-operative hospital, Rehab centers in and around Hubballi, Karnataka and a total of 30 individuals were interviewed face-to-face using the CHART-SF questionnaire, administered in the local vernacular language. Responses were recorded and scored according to the CHART-SF manual guidelines.

Results: Descriptive analysis was used for finding mean, median an standard deviation and the median scores for the CHART-SF Mobility domain was 14 severe handicap, All statistics were done with SPSS version 26.0. A probability value of p ≤ 0.05 was considered to indicate a significant difference.

Conclusion: Thus, there is a strong need to focus on planning the better rehabilitation and awareness programs for the betterment of quality of life of people with SCI highlighting on major aspects/factors affected under domain mobility, in and around Huballi.

Author Biographies

Dr Navami Mahaveer

Assistant Professor, KLE College of Physiotherapy, Hubballi, Karnataka

Dr Komal K B

Assistant Professor, KLE college of Physiotherapy, Hubballi, Karnataka

Mahaveer Jain

Senior Engineer, SDM College of Medical Science, Dharwad, Karnataka

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