Return to work status in rehabilitated South Indian persons with spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cross-sectional, retrospective survey.

Objective

To find the factors influencing the return to work status (RTW) in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

Tertiary care university teaching hospital, India.

Methods

A total of 109 community-dwelling persons with SCI who had been previously rehabilitated and were residing within a 100 km radius from our rehabilitation center were recruited. The return to work status in addition to the demographic, injury, work, environment, physical, and psychosocial characteristics were self-reported via interview.

Results

The return to work rate was 82%. The odds of a return to work post injury was 93 times higher for persons who reported high self-motivation when compared to persons who reported low

SUBMITTER: Blessyolive J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058054 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature