Return to School after Spinal Cord Dysfunction in Central Taiwan

Authors

Hong-Li Lee
Liu-Ing Bih
Hua Ting
Shih-Chung Chang
Li-Chen Tung

Translated Title

中部地區脊髓病變學生回歸學校的探討

Abstract

This retrospective study explores the physical and emotional barriers faced by individuals with spinal cord dysfuntion when returning to school. All subjects lived in central Taiwan. The questionnaires of 20 cases were successfully completed. The ages of them at the time of the disorder ranged from 0 to 20 years (mean of 10.9 years). Regarding the education level, 7 of 20 were graduated from or remained in university or college, 8 in high school, 3 in junior high school, and 2 in kindergarten. More than half (52%) stated the architectural barrier, most commonly mentioned, was lack of the elevator to all floors. 63 percent of them described changes in their roles of students. Our conclusion is that the ways to find out all school-aged students with spinal cord dysfunction and also to enable them to return to school successfully were transdisciplinary integration of medicine, education and social affair.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

99

Last Page

105

Recommended Citation

Lee, Hong-Li; Bih, Liu-Ing; Ting, Hua; Chang, Shih-Chung; and Tung, Li-Chen (2001) "Return to School after Spinal Cord Dysfunction in Central Taiwan," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 29: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2129
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol29/iss2/5