International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Merete Bjerrum

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• Research Article
  The Beginning of a New Life Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury- Patient’s Experiences One Month Post-Discharge
  Author(s): Bodil Bjørnshave Noe, Merete Bjerrum and Sanne AngeBodil Bjørnshave Noe, Merete Bjerrum and Sanne Ange
  
  Introduction: Studies show that individuals having suffered traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) are challenged by barriers and problems in their transition from hospital rehabilitation to home. This study aims to explore patients’ first-hand experiences of returning home and to compare their post-discharge experiences with their pre-discharge expectations. Method: A qualitative follow-up study using inductive contents analysis. One month post-discharge, we re-interviewed seven Danish TSCI-patients, admitted for initial rehabilitation at the Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark. Findings: We identified two categories from the interviews: “The body as a fatiguing time-consumer causing dependence”, “The need for timely cooperation and collaboration”. The transversal anal.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9096.1000250

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