ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2024
Psychosocial reintegration following traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa: The influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation.
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- Association between sociodemographic and injury factors in community reintegration following spinal cord injury: An analysis of two datasets.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2026Article
- Urban-Rural Disparities in Community Participation after Spinal Cord Injury in Ontario.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Psychosocial reintegration post-traumatic spinal cord injury in Rwanda: An exploratory study.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Article
- Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of community reintegration in people with spinal cord injury in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- A Community Reintegration Model for Persons With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in South Africa: Process and Outcomes.Advances in rehabilitation science and practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the influence of employment, injury characteristics and living situation on psychosocial reintegration in individuals who sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) in South Africa.
designA cross-sectional exploratory survey. SETTINGS: Communities of the Cape Metropolitan Area, South Africa.
participantsA total of 108 community- dwelling adults, between ages of 19 and 71 years, who have sustained a TSCI more than 1- year ago. OUTCOME MEASURES: : The Sydney psychosocial reintegration scale (SPRS-2).
resultsThe SPRS-2 and domains mean (SD) scores were: (1) Overall SPRS-2 of 27.87(13.4); (2) Occupational activity of 8.62 (4.8); (3) Interpersonal relationships of 9.80 (5.1); and (4) Living skills of 9.45 (4.9). Multivariate regression analysis resulted in two significant independent variables, namely employment and living situation. Employment alone explained 24.3% of the variance in the overall psychosocial model, 25.6% in the occupational activity model, while employment together with living situation explained 24.2% of the variance in the living skills model, with those employed reporting better psychosocial reintegration and those living in informal dwellings reporting poorer psychosocial reintegration.
conclusionEmployment and living situation strongly influenced psychosocial reintegration following a TSCI, indicating the important role of socio-economic status for psychosocial adaptation after injury. As employment plays a significant mediating role, and living in informal dwellings negatively affect psychosocial reintegration following a TSCI, rehabilitation stakeholders and policy makers need to continue lobbying for social and political change that support employment opportunities and provide accessible housing for persons with TSCI.
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