Post-traumatic stress disorder among individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cross-sectional study OBJECTIVES: To identify the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among the individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and to examine the relationships between demographic and clinical characteristics, and PTSD.

Setting

Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center (SIRC) and Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital (DH, KUH), Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal.

Methods

Individuals above 18 years of age with TSCI of at least one month from trauma and admitted to SIRC and DH, KUH from June 2019 to May 2021 were included. The specific stress version of the PostTraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL), was utilized. To classify the neurological status of TSCI individuals, International Standard for Neurological Classification

SUBMITTER: Parajuli B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10079656 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature