Publications by authors named "Mandira Baniya"
Purpose/objective: This study aims to explore the perspectives of rehabilitation professionals regarding the barriers to spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation services in Nepal.
Research Method/design: A qualitative study involved 15 rehabilitation professionals working in the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center in Nepal. After obtaining informed consent, in-depth semistructured interviews were conducted using Zoom and phone calls between June and July 2023.
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.
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- Spinal cord injury (SCI) and acquired brain injury (ABI) significantly impact individuals, causing disabilities and decreased quality of life, especially in low and middle-income countries like Nepal, where rehabilitative care is limited.
- The study implemented a telerehabilitation program connecting discharged patients with a multidisciplinary team via video conferencing, assessing its effectiveness and participant satisfaction.
- Results showed improved functional independence, reduced depression and anxiety, and enhanced quality of life for participants, revealing that telerehabilitation is a feasible and well-received approach in Nepal's healthcare setting.
Aims: To examine the contribution of self-efficacy, social support, and resilience to subjective well-being (SWB), to examine the mediating effect of resilience in the relationship between social support and SWB, and to investigate if marital status moderates the relationship between social support and SWB among people with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted from November 2017-January 2018.
Methods: One hundred and two individuals with SCI were recruited from a rehabilitation center and a community setting in Nepal.