Abstract:
Purpose: To assess mental health of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in rehabilitation
stage attending at CRP. Objective: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the level
of depression, to know about socio-demographic information of Spinal Cord injury
patients. Objectives also were to know about any association in between mental health and
socio-demographic information (Age, gender, types of injury, cause of injury, severity of
injury, marital status). Methodology: The study design was cross-sectional. Total 105
samples were selected conveniently for this study from Centre for the rehabilitation of the
paralyzed (CRP), Spinal cord injury unit, at Savar. Data was collected by using of
questionnaire and mental health was assessed by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).
The study was conducted by using quantitative descriptive analysis through using
SPSS software 25.0 version. Results: Among 105 respondents, 89.5% % were male,
10.5% were female, 45.7% were aged between 16–30 years and 40% were aged between
31-45 years, 66.7% were married & 33.3% unmarried, 15.2% were illiterate & 46.7% were
SSC passed, 61.9% were paraplegic & 34.1% were tetraplegic, 77.1% had complete-A in
American Spinal Injury Association scale, and 41.9% had SCI for Fall from height. Among
the participants, 21% minimal depression, 34.3% mild depression, 38.1% moderate
depression, 5.7% had moderately severe depression and 1% had severe depression.
Statistically significant association was found in between mental health & some sociodemographic information such as Age, gender, types of injury, severity of injury, marital
status. Conclusions: In Bangladesh, large numbers of patients are underdiagnosed &
untreated. To our knowledge, there is only a small amount of research specifically
addressing depression signs and factors that affect depression in persons with SCI over
time. Health planners and social services, need a thorough understanding of the
psychological issues that people with SCI face, as well as the differences that develop as a
result of cultural, physical, and environmental conditions including the resources available
in each community. To adequately visualize the burden, further large-scale research is
needed.
Keywords: Patient Health Questionnaire 9(PHQ-9), SCI, Mental health
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh