This study explores the experiences of care received and management of disability for individuals with spinal cord injury and stroke following discharge from a specialty rehabilitation center, alongside perspectives on the potential role of telerehabilitation. We employed qualitative in-depth face-to-face interviews with patients who had accessed and been discharged from a specialist rehabilitation center in Nepal were used. Interviews sought perspectives of adjusting to, living with, and managing disability alongside the potential role of telerehabilitation in the community setting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The outcome of exercises depends on participants' level of exercise participation. We aimed to investigate the level of exercise participation in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation.
Methods: All participants with traumatic spinal cord injury undergoing inpatient physiotherapy at a rehabilitation center were recruited.
Study Design: Cross-sectional.
Objectives: To investigate factors influencing depressed mood in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and caregivers' perceived burden in a low-income country.
Setting: Dhulikhel Hospital and Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center, Nepal.