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One-year follow-up of Chinese people with spinal cord injury: a preliminary study.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Chan, Sam Chi Chung Chan, Alice Po Shan |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Background A tertiary spinal cord injury (SCI) center was established in the northern region of Hong Kong, China and a multidisciplinary SCI rehabilitation program was developed to reintegrate patients into the community. Objective To investigate functional outcomes for Chinese people with SCI across a 1-year period. Design Longitudinal prospective design. Methods Thirty community-dwelling participants with traumatic SCI were recruited. Functional status was measured using functional independence measure (FIM) on admission, upon discharge, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year post-discharge. Information on use of assistive devices and life role were also obtained. Results Twenty-three (76.67%) participants were men. Seventeen participants (10 with tetraplegia and 7 with paraplegia) were classified ASIA A, B, or C; 13 (7 with tetraplegia and 6 with paraplegia) were classified as ASIA D. Significant differences in FIM motor scores were only found between the tetraplegia group and three other diagnostic groups using Bonferroni post-hoc tests of repeated measure ANOVA (analysis of variance) (P < 0.05). Longitudinally, contrast tests of repeated measure ANOVA showed significant differences during the hospitalization period for all diagnostic groups. People in the ASIA D group showed significant functional improvement even after 1-year post-discharge (P < 0.05). At 1-year post-discharge, only two participants were engaged in either remunerative employment or academic pursuit. Conclusion Despite functional status improvement, few people with traumatic SCI were re-engaged in productive life role 1 year after discharge. Studies with longer follow-up would be beneficial. |
| Related Links | https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC3555100&blobtype=pdf |
| ISSN | 10790268 |
| Volume Number | 36 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC3555100 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| PubMed reference number | 23433330 |
| Journal | The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine [J Spinal Cord Med] |
| e-ISSN | 20457723 |
| DOI | 10.1179/1079026812z.00000000059 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Maney Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2013-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | © The Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Inc. 2013 |
| Subject Keyword | Spinal cord injuries Rehabilitation Employment Activities of daily living Quality of life Community reintegration International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury Treatment outcomes Assistive technology Tetraplegia Paraplegia Hong Kong |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neurology (clinical) |
