Psychological wellbeing among carers of people with spinal cord injury: a preliminary investigation from South India
| Autor: | C. Manigandan, L Gopalan, Ashish S. Macaden, B Saravanan, George Tharion, S Bhattacharji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Adult
Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study health care facilities manpower and services India Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Psychological testing Spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injuries health care economics and organizations Depressive Disorder Psychological Tests business.industry Estudio transversal social sciences General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Mental health Mental Health Caregivers Neurology Psychological well-being Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) business Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Spinal Cord. 38:559-562 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5624 1362-4393 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.sc.3101035 |
| Popis: | A cross-sectional study that assessed people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their carers who attended the 3-day health care program.The study examined the nature and prevalence of the factors associated with psychological morbidity among carers of people with SCI.A community reintegrated population of persons with SCI and their carers attended the 3-day program in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Christian Medical College Hospitals, Vellore, South India.Thirty-eight people with SCI and their carers participated in this cross-sectional study.Thirty (78.9%) carers of people with SCI were psychologically distressed. While carers were distressed, they were not significantly depressed. Educational level of carers and suicidal behavior of people with SCI were significantly associated with psychological distress.The findings of this study suggest that health care workers should have a high index of suspicion of psychological morbidity, in carers of people with SCI. Identification of risk factors may lead to useful target interventions. |
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