International Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-9096
ISSN: 2329-9096
Sharmin Alam
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), BAU Branch, Mymensingh
Bangladesh
Research Article
Barriers for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury during Community Reintegration: A Qualitative Study
Author(s): Farzana Akter, Md. Shofiqul Islam, Md. Obaidul Haque, Md. Anwar Hossain, KM Amran Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Imran, Md. Shahoriar Ahmed and Sharmin AlamFarzana Akter, Md. Shofiqul Islam, Md. Obaidul Haque, Md. Anwar Hossain, KM Amran Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Imran, Md. Shahoriar Ahmed and Sharmin Alam
Background: After completing the rehabilitation services, person with spinal cord injury (SCI) return the community with learned knowledge and skills of integration the livelihood situation. Centre for the rehabilitation of the paralyzed (CRP) provides three months in-patient rehabilitation services and though to be successful in leading an integrated and enabling life. As a developing nation, person with SCI in Bangladesh again enter to the community and might confronts various types of barriers and inaccessibility in their society.
Objectives: This study was aimed to find out the barriers and inaccessibility during reintegration into the community among individuals with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh.
Methods: Participants, who had sustained an SCI with the ages between 26 to 45 years, responded to s.. View More»