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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Effectiveness of occupational therapy in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients; A quasi experimental study.

Aatik Arsh, Zunaira Anwar, Amir Zeb, Syed Muhammad Ilyas

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aatik ArshDr. Aatik Arsh, DPT, MSPT. Physical Therapist, Paraplegic Center Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Zunaira AnwarZunaira Anwar B.Sc. (Hons.). Occupational Therapist, Paraplegic Center Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Amir ZebAmir Zeb, PPDPT, MSPT. Senior Physical Therapist, Paraplegic Center Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Syed Muhammad IlyasSyed Muhammad Ilyas, MSPT. Chief Executive Officer, Paraplegic Center Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine the effectiveness of Occupational therapy (OT) in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients.

methodsA quasi experimental study was conducted at Paraplegic Center Peshawar from May 2018 to March 2019. Seventy two spinal cord injury patients with complete cervical tetraplegia having age 18-60 years were included in the study using non probability convenience sampling technique. A trained Occupational therapist conducted two occupational therapy sessions per day, three times a week on alternative days for a period of six weeks. Self-care portion of Spinal cord injury independence measure (SCIM) was used to collect pre and post data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.

resultsMean age of the participants was 30.21±13.52.Majority of the participants were (n= 61, 84.7%) male while remaining 11 (15.3%) participants were female. Pre self-care total score was 0.39±0.987 and post self-care total score was 7.17±5.536. There was significant differences (P value <0.05) between pre and post scores of feeding, upper & lower body bathing, upper & lower body dressing, grooming and total self-care scores.

conclusionOccupational therapy significantly improves activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic spinal cord injury patients.

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CervicalInjuryOccupational therapySelf-careSpinal cord

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PMID32063939
PMCPMC6994917
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