Investigation of the social status of paraplegic individuals after medical rehabilitation

The social services of the German centres for spinal cord injuries compiled social data on 2000 recently injured paraplegics. The aim of the study was to determine whether and to what extent patients had been reintegrated to jobs after completion of physical rehabilitation treatment. A 31-point ques...

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Published in:Spinal cord 1997-08, Vol.35 (8), p.493-497
Main Authors: Berghammer, A, Gramm, M, Vogler, L, Schmitt-Dannert, H-H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anatomy
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Child
Education
Employment
Female
Germany - epidemiology
Human Physiology
Humans
Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Marriage
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Neurochemistry
Neuropsychology
Neurosciences
original-article
Paraplegia - economics
Paraplegia - epidemiology
Paraplegia - rehabilitation
Quadriplegia - economics
Quadriplegia - epidemiology
Quadriplegia - rehabilitation
Rehabilitation, Vocational
Social Support
Socioeconomic Factors
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:The social services of the German centres for spinal cord injuries compiled social data on 2000 recently injured paraplegics. The aim of the study was to determine whether and to what extent patients had been reintegrated to jobs after completion of physical rehabilitation treatment. A 31-point questionnaire surveyed all relevant data pertaining to the projected professional vita. The results for the medically rehabilitated population ( n =651) indicate that 45% returned to their previous job, school or college. Intensified use of computers and advanced academic backgrounds of afflicted individuals contribute to a higher chance for reintegration at a previous job. Our social statistics also include data on living conditions and social support. Household caretaking support is offered by family members in 73% of cases, while 5% permanently live in nursing homes.
ISSN:1362-4393
1476-5624
DOI:10.1038/sj.sc.3100414