Age variance on neurologic and functional recovery of traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury patients after completion rehabilitation program from CRP

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out the age-related variance on neurologic and functional recovery of SCI patients. Methodology: The study design was a retrospective cohort study. This retrospective cohort study included of traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury patient who was admitted to Centre for rehabilitation of the paralyzed from January 2018 to November 2021. The sample size was 221 and a purposive sampling technique was used for sample selection who was admitted in the 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 an assessment form of CRP from the CRP nursing station and it was analyzed by SPSS software version 20. Results: Among 221 traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury patients, most of the patients age were (21-30) years old and the parcentage of age were 73(33%). The age range are (10-70) years old and male 193(87.3%) and are predominantly higher than female 28(12.7%). Majority of the participants were came from rural area 144 (65.20 %).Most of the patients education level were secondary 91(41.2%). Majority patient were married person 153(6.9.2%). Most of the functional recovery at ages at (21-30) ) years old their imrprovement of mean±SD were (25.62±30.370) . Most of the neurological sensory recovery at ages are( 41-50) years old where the mean±SD were (29.20±36.75). The results indicate that age is not associated with functional recovery and neurological recovery after rehabilitation for traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury patient Conclusion:The study may help to provide greater awareness of the potential of patients with traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury patient to achieve functional recovery and neurological recovery regardless of age. This study may help to provide awareness among the people of Bangladesh. So that SCI can be reduced through taking preventative measure. Keywords: Spinal cord injury (SCI), Traumatic Paraplegic, Age, Functional recovery Neurological motor recovery, Neurological sensory recover