Abstract:
Purpose: To assess mental health of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in rehabilitation
stage attending at CRP. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the degree of
depression and learn more about the socio-demographic characteristics of individuals
with spinal cord injuries. The goals also included determining whether there was any
correlation between socio-demographic data (age, gender, kind of injury, cause of injury,
severity of injury, and marital status) and mental health. Methodology: There was a
cross-sectional study design. For this investigation, a total of 105 samples were
conveniently chosen from the Spinal Cord Injury Unit at Savar Centre for the
Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP). A questionnaire was used to gather data, and the
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to evaluate mental health. Using SPSS
software 25.0, a quantitative descriptive analysis method was used to conduct the study.
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 S.S.C 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 socio-demographic information
such as Age, gender, types of injury, severity of injury, marital status. Conclusions:
Many patients in Bangladesh remain untreated and receive inadequate diagnosis. To the
best of our knowledge, very little study has been done expressly on the symptoms of
depression and the variables that influence depression in people with spinal cord injuries
over time. Social workers and health planners must have a deep awareness of the
psychological challenges that individuals with spinal cord injuries encounter, in addition
to the variations that arise from environmental, physical, and cultural factors, including
the resources that are accessible 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