Functional outcomes after spinal cord injury Rehabilitation results from a retrospective study Based on a rehabilitation center in Bangladesh.

Abstract

Purpose: To find out the demographic profile of spinal cord injury patients at CRP. Objectives:The aim of this study was to find out the age, gender, causes, type, marital status, educational status and living area of SCI patients.Methodology: The study design was retrospective study. The sample size was 234 and purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection who was admitted in Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) in Bangladesh which is the largest spinal cord injury rehabilitation Centre in South Asia.Data was collected by a standard questionnaire and it was analyzed by SPSS software version 20. Results:Among 234 spinal cord injury patients, most of the patients were young. The age range are 5-70 age and male 81.7% and are predominantly higher than female 17.9% Majority of the participants were came from rural area (71.1%) and they were farmer 26.8% . Most of the patients were from low socio economic condition and low educational level.Conclusion: From the study it can be concluded that most of the participants were village people. So they cannot understand the preventative measure of SCI. The study may help to provide awareness among the people of Bangladesh. And also express the vulnerable cause, occupation which is responsible for the spinal cord injury. So SCI can be reduced through taking preventative measure.