Social and vocational reintegration of paraplegic and tetraplegic patients in Switzerland

Jenik, F; Kühn, Walter; Zäch, G A

doi:10.1038/sc.1982.12

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“…Severe economic constraint is a common issue when dealing with SCI. 23,24 In this study, unemployment among SCI persons was very high, and majority of the caregivers did not have any paid employment. In many cases, the SCI persons were the sole breadwinners for the family before the injury.…”

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confidence: 64%

Psychological impact and the burden of caregiving for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community in Fiji

Gajraj-Singh

2011

Spinal Cord

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Study design: This study was designed as a cross-sectional one. A set of structured questionnaires was administered. Objectives: The purpose of the study was to explore the psychological response of the caregivers of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to assess the burden of caregiving for SCI persons living in the community in Fiji. Setting: Fiji, South Pacific. Methods: A total of 30 primary caregivers of persons with SCI. The Index of Psychological Well-Being (IPWB) was used to assess the psychological impact of care giving, and Caregiver Burden Inventory (CBI) was used to evaluate the burden associated with caregiving for persons with SCI. Barthel Index (BI) scale was used to measure the functional abilities of the care recipients. Results: The majority of the participants (n ¼ 20) were women, who had an ethnic Fijian background (n ¼ 18) and were married (n ¼ 18), and were spouses (n ¼ 13). Mean BI of the persons with SCI was 7.1 (s.d. ¼ 5.23) on a 0-20 scale, with 90% (n ¼ 27) suffering from moderate-to-very severe disability (BIo15). The mean duration of caregiving was 6.1 years (s.d. ¼ 4.23). On average, the caregivers provided 6.1 h (s.d. ¼ 2.19) of caregiving per day. The experiences of caregiving adversely affected the caregiver psychological well-being. Participants demonstrated high levels of time-dependent and development burden. Caregiving was significantly related to the number of hours spent providing care (r s ¼ 0.35, Po0.05), and the older caregiver age (r s ¼ 0.46, Po0.01). Conclusion: Being a primary caregiver of a SCI person contributes to caregiver burden and psychological distress. The findings indicate that the contributions of these people should be recognized and interventions should be tailored not only toward the needs of the care recipients but also to the needs of the caregivers.

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Psychological impact and the burden of caregiving for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community in Fiji

Gajraj-Singh

2011

Spinal Cord

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“…Similarly, McGowan and Roth's (1 987) research indicated the behaviour control was seen as a problem by the significant other, however, they did find that role delineation was also a concern. Clearly, although several recent studies have shown that many SCI individuals enjoy a positive marital relationship (Crewe et al, 1979;Crewe and Krause, 1988;Deyoe, 1979;Jenik et al, 1982;Pinkerton and Griffin, 1983;Urey and Henggler, 1987;Webb et al, 1982), SCI spouses may experience considerable stress in terms of dealing with their unmet expectations and a partner who acts inappropriately in social situations.…”

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Social role functioning following spinal cord injury

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SummaryThe Katz Adjustment Scale-Relatives Form was completed by the wives of 27 hospital-discharged spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. Their ratings of the spouses' social adjustment and behaviour were compared to available community and psychiatric norms. Overall, spouses rated their SCI husbands as performing significantly more socially inappropriate behaviours compared to ratings of'rwrmals' but as engaging in significantly less socially inappropriate behaviours compared to the ratings of psychiatric patients. SCI patients were perceived as performing the same levels of social activities as 'normals', but engaging in less free-time activities compared to both 'normals' and psychiatric patients. These results mirror similar analyses comparing moderate and severe head injury victims with normal and psychiatric norms. The implications for rehabilitation and counselling of families of traumatically disabled patients are discussed.

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“…(Forner et at., 1976;Jenik et at., 1982;Johnson et at., 1972;Pachal ski et at., 1982). He ceases to function as an individual and becomes more and more dependent on society (Sutton et at., 1982).…”

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Programme of active education in the psycho-social integration of paraplegics

Pachalski¹,

Pachalska²

1984

Spinal Cord

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Summary. This is a programme involving active education in which not only those with paraplegia but also their families participate. The purpose is to break down the psycho-social isolation barrier of the patient and, thereby, resulting in minimal dependence upon his surroundings.Also, presented are the results of tests made of the persons participating in this project. These tests indicate the efficacy of the method in obtaining the desired results.

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Social and vocational reintegration of paraplegic and tetraplegic patients in Switzerland

Abstract: Abstract. A review of social and vocational reintegration statistics of 90 spinal cord injury patients admitted in 1979 is presented.

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Psychological impact and the burden of caregiving for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community in Fiji

Psychological impact and the burden of caregiving for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community in Fiji

Social role functioning following spinal cord injury

Programme of active education in the psycho-social integration of paraplegics

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