Perceived Clinical Barriers to Employment for Males with Spinal Cord Injury in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Return to work is a challenging aspect of community integration for individuals with disabilities. The reintegration of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) is multifactorial; hence, regional challenges need to be investigated in the context of their clinical attributes and perceptions. A total of 121 male participants above 18 years of age with diagnosis of SCI and living at home were included in this cross-sectional survey. The study was conducted at a tertiary care rehabilitation facility in Saudi Arabia. The most common reported clinical barriers to employment were mobility, bladder incontinence, spasticity, musculoskeletal pain, and neuropathic pain. Bladder incontinence and musculoskeletal pain were the most common perceived clinical barriers for individuals with paraplegia and

SUBMITTER: AlWashmi AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9029978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature