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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

台南地區脊髓損傷病患及其日常生活能力調查

Abstract

During Feb. and May of 1991, we followed up 110 cases of the spinal cord injuries by questionnaire and telephone in the Tainan area. The patients are composed of 95 males and 15 females, ranging of age from 16 to 78 years with the mean age of 43.2 ± 14.7 years. About three-fifth of the subjects sufferred from their injuries in the recent three years.There are 51 cases of quadriplegia, 19 of the cases are complete. 59 cases of paraplegia also appear, 33 of them are complete too. Three fifth of these patients received rehabilitation. All complete quadriplegia must require assistance to complete their activities of daily living. Persons of 84.9% of complete paraplegia and 37.5% of incomplete quadriplegia also need assistance to perform their ADL/ Lastly, 15.3% persons of incomplete paraplegia need this assistance as well. Among the four groups of level and completeness of the spinal cord injuries, only the scores of self-care, mobility and total Modified Bathel index of complete paraplegia who received rehabilityation show significant differences with those that did not. To improve the effect of treatment for the spinal cord injuries is still a great challenge for rehabilitation personel.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

39

Last Page

48

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