Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a major cause of disability and morbidity throughout the world and Asia. The association between CSCI and voice difficulties is clinically well-recognized. So this study was meant to determine the impacts on voice following CSCI. The study aimed to determine the impacts on voice following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury (CSCI). Additionally includes finding out the proportion of voice difficulties among CSCI patients, to identify the number of functional, physical, and emotional impacts on voice after CSCI, and to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the study population. This study was conducted by using a cross-sectional prospective survey method at the SCI unit of CRP. Participants were selected by using purposive sampling. The result states from the research that CSCI is more common in males than females and nearly half of the person has physical, emotional, and functional impacts on voice after CSCI. Among participants, the maximum participants 22.5% (18) rated their voice problem at a moderate level (VHI=11-20) after CSCI and 11.3% (9) participants faced voice problems at a very severe level, 13.8% (11) participants had severe level voice problem. The association between surgeries happened or not happened and the severity of voice problems among CSCI patients showed statistically non-significant. Patients with cervical spinal cord injury faces several clinical problems in our country, whereas nearly most of them experience mild to moderate voice deficits secondary to poor respiratory support. In Bangladesh, Speech & Language Therapy services for SCI patients are newly introduced in the last few years. So for providing proper comprehensive services to SCI patients the monitoring of communicative function from the acute phase to the community reintegration phase is essential.
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is one of the major cause of disability in developing country like Bangladesh. The study aims to identify present conditions of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury at Rehabilitation Center in Bangladesh. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted among 61 participants (47 from rural areas and 14 from urban areas) who were recruited through purposive sampling. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect the data. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0. There were 61 patients involved in the research: 83.6% - male, 16.4% female. Average age: 18-35 years. 37.7% patients were tetraplegic whereas 62.3% were paraplegic, employment of participants in this study was 77.0%. Most common complication was: pressure sore 55.70%, decrease joint range of motion 67.20%, joint stiffness 34.40%, spasticity developed 83.6%, urinary tract infection 63.9%, autonomic dysreflexia 36.1%, leg swelling 47.5%, postural hypotension 42.6%, sexual problem 34.4%, mentally and psychologically change 100.0%, respiratory complication 37.7%. Finally, the study explained their current status after SCI the maximum patient were dependent and their pattern of working is long sitting. Moreover, most of they are interested to involve in non-bed exercise like group exercise and play activities in outdoor settings. So it is necessary to raise awareness in local community about post SCI healthy lifestyle.
SCI is a life-threatening condition that creates so many dysfunctions in an individual’s life such as unique personal, family, and community challenges in activities of daily living return to previous work, and modification of home and vicinity. An accessible home and environmental modification allow for free and safe movement, function, and access for SCI. The study followed the interactive approach of qualitative design to search for the Impact of the modified home environment. 10 (ten) participants (5 were male and 5 were female) were selected for in-depth interviews. The objective of the study to identify the client’s view on home environment modification is important to ensure better health and an accessible home environment. In this research, The mean age of participants was 35 years, and Std. Deviation ±14 whereas the male and female ratio was 1:1. According to selected inclusion and exclusion criteria. Especially, 50% removed barriers from in front of the kitchen, 60% leveled uneven in-front yard 40% of the participant had accessible job settings. A modified home environment allows free mobility for individuals with SCI, 80% of participants had a positive perception on reduce independency, 70% of participants got self-independence in functional tasks, and had improved social relationships. Overall more than 70% of participants reported that a modified home environment has a vital role to lead a quality and meaningful life. An accessible home environment initiative for the individual with SCI can enhance the functional status of the community. In Bangladesh, both Government and Non-Government Organizations could ahead to take effective measures for further action in all aspects of SCI rehabilitation in the community.
Background: Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector has developed as a major employer for individuals with disabilities. The number of workers with disabilities in Bangladesh's RMG industry has grown over the past few years. In Bangladesh, there has no statistics about the quality of life of workers with disabilities after their employment, especially after training-based employment support. Therefore, the researcher is interested to find out the quality of life of workers with disabilities in readymade garments factories in Bangladesh that will determine satisfaction over their life in different aspects. The objectives of this paper were to find out the health-related quality of life and overall satisfaction with life among workers with disabilities in the readymade garment sector in Bangladesh. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design and recruited 102 participants with disabilities from various Bangladeshi garment factories who ranged up to 18 years by convenient sampling. The WHOQOL questionnaires were used for data collection through a combination of telephone and in-person interviews. Descriptive statistics were used for the data analysis. Results: Among the total participants 63% of them were women and 37% were men. The results revealed that education and job status significantly impacted on QOL. The majority of participants did not need any assistive devices; most of the participants resided in semi-urban areas, and physical disabilities predominated among them. On the other hand, most of the participants reported their quality of life as neither poor nor good but they were satisfied with health-related QOL. Conclusions: QOL is a vast aspect of every human being. This study finally concluded the overall QOL of maximum Workers with Disabilities in Readymade Garments Factories in Bangladesh was just average and most of them were satisfied with their health-related QOL.
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