Vocational training impact on reintegration and Community participation for spinal cord injury Patients

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the vocational training impact on reintegration and community participation for spinal cord injury patients. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted with a structured and close ended interviewer administered questionnaire to collect information from 65 spinal cord injury patients who has completed their rehabilitation in respects through purposive sampling procedure. Data was numerically coded and captured in Microsoft excel, using an SPSS 20 version software program. Result: This study found that, among the participants 25-34 age group more affected (41.5%) group, male are most vulnerable, most of the participants were unmarried (78%), 73.6% participants had primary level education, most of the patients lived in urban area and most of the patients did not do any work after injury. Most of the participants depend on others for groceries and house-hold necessary (71.7%), preparing meal 88.7%, normal every day work (47.2%), caring for the children (67.9%), looking after personal care (73.6%) and most of the patients participate in shopping (41.5%) 1-4 times, 43.4% patients never participate in leisure activities, 60.5% less visit friends and relatives of their own, 66% go for outing seldomly,79.2% do not attain for any school and training, 94.3% never participate for any voluntary activities. Conclusion: The conclusion from this study that increase life satisfaction and community participation were in person with SCI in the long run. High vocational status, financial status, marital status, ability to self-care, family life was related to high life satisfaction.