Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of self-efficacy of people
with spinal cord injury after rehabilitation. Objectives: The objectives of this study were
to find out the health and wellbeing condition, identify the personal function status,
ascertain the social function state, determine the general activity properties, discover the
limitation in everyday activities among the SCI patients. Methodology: The crosssectional study was chosen to carry out this study among 45 participants who were
selected according to inclusion criteria. The “Moorong Self-Efficacy Scale” (MSES), this
standard structured questionnaire along with socio-demographic and disease-related
questions were used to find the level of self-efficacy of people with spinal cord injury
after rehabilitation among 45 participants. The study was conducted by using quantitative
descriptive analysis. Result: The study comprised of 45 SCI participants among them
86.7% (n = 39) were male and 13.3% (n = 6) were female and 71.1% (n = 32) were
paraplegic and 28.9% (n = 13) were tetraplegic. The study showed an association
between MSES items and socio-demographic variables age, gender educational
qualification, occupation, skeletal level of injury, neurological level of injury, cause of
lesion, type of paralysis with a 5% (p<0.05) level of significance. Conclusion: Enhancing
self-efficacy has been described as a target in the rehabilitation of SCI. Successful
rehabilitation involves reintegration into the community and psychological adjustment to
disability and changed life circumstances. One psychological variable that has been the
subject of a recent study concerning health outcomes in people with a range of medical
conditions is self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is important to the psychosocial accommodation
of all persons, including those with SCI.
Keywords: Self-Efficacy, Spinal Cord Injury, MSES, Rehabilitation.
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.