Effectiveness of occupational therapy in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients; A quasi experimental study

  • Aatik Arsh Paraplegic Center, Peshawar
  • Zunaira Anwar Paraplegic Center Peshawar
  • Amir Zeb Paraplegic Center Peshawar
  • Syed Muhammad Ilyas Paraplegic Center, Peshawar
Keywords: Cervical, Injury, Occupational therapy, Self-care, Spinal cord

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of Occupational therapy (OT) in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients.

Methods: A quasi experimental study was conducted at Paraplegic Center Peshawar from May 2018 to March 2019. Seventy two spinal cord injury patients with complete cervical tetraplegia having age 18-60 years were included in the study using non probability convenience sampling technique. A trained Occupational therapist conducted two occupational therapy sessions per day, three times a week on alternative days for a period of six weeks. Self-care portion of Spinal cord injury independence measure (SCIM) was used to collect pre and post data. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20.

Results: Mean age of the participants was 30.21±13.52.Majority of the participants were (n= 61, 84.7%) male while remaining 11 (15.3%) participants were female. Pre self-care total score was 0.39±0.987 and post self-care total score was 7.17±5.536. There was significant differences (P value <0.05) between pre and post scores of feeding, upper & lower body bathing, upper & lower body dressing, grooming and total self-care scores.

Conclusion: Occupational therapy significantly improves activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic spinal cord injury patients.

doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1002

How to cite this:
Arsh A, Anwar Z, Zeb A, Ilyas SM. Effectiveness of occupational therapy in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients; A quasi experimental study. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(2):96-99.  doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1002

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Published
2019-12-14
How to Cite
Arsh, A., Anwar, Z., Zeb, A., & Ilyas, S. M. (2019). Effectiveness of occupational therapy in improving activities of daily living performance in complete cervical tetraplegic patients; A quasi experimental study. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 36(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.2.1002

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