Social experience of men with paraplegic spinal cord injury in BANGLADESH

Rahman, Habibur

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dc.contributor.author	Rahman, Habibur
dc.date.accessioned	2021-01-10T09:05:44Z
dc.date.available	2021-01-10T09:05:44Z
dc.date.issued	2016-03-19
dc.identifier.citation	Bibliographical Referencing pages 33-40	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/542
dc.description	Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a medically complicated and lifedisrupting condition. It is a traumatic event which creates many dysfunctions in an individual‟s life. Thus, an individual‟s engagement and participation in activities can become limited after injury and may need extra support for participating in activities due to their disability that they may not get properly. So they become ignored as being persons with SCI. Objectives of the study: The objectives were identify the patient‟s difficulties of their present social situation in the community, to find out the status of social participation before and after SCI, to find out the attitude of community people towards SCI and to find out the ways to improve the quality of participation in the community. Methodology: The study was a phenomenological qualitative research design to collect in-depth information from participants. Purposive sampling was used and ten (10) participants who met the inclusion criteria were selected. A semistructured question, face to face interview was conducted to collect the data. Result and Discussion: From the finding of the research, it was seen that persons with SCI seem to face various problems such as accessibility problem, negative outlook, lack of support, family separation, avoidance behavior and poor urban planning for the SCI in the society that causes participants sometimes withdraw from social involvement. These factors causing mental distress leads to failure achieve participation in activities and lead an independent life. Conclusion: Proper rehabilitation service (including awareness, education, and encouragement), family member, and community people supports can facilitate them to cope and overcome these obstacles as much as possible. It also makes sure the successful community participation that ensures individuals are able to generalize their learning across a range of different environments. Keyword: Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia, Social experience, Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.subject	Spinal Cord Injury	en_US
dc.subject	Paraplegia	en_US
dc.subject	Social experience	en_US
dc.subject	Bangladesh.	en_US
dc.title	Social experience of men with paraplegic spinal cord injury in BANGLADESH	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US