Abstract:
The study aimed to find out the experience of person with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
regarding their discharge process through Good Start Project (GSP). The objectives
were to know the understanding of the service user about their overall discharge process through GSP, the service user's experience about safe departure from hospital and arrival at their residence through GSP, Gathering the service user's opinion about home environment modification as part of GSP and to know if there is/are any suggestion/'s by the users regarding their discharge process through GSP. This study has been done by using Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) approach of Qualitative
method and it has been conducted in the community where the participants dwell in.
A semi structured questionnaire has been used for the data collection and 5
participants were interviewed by it. The findings of the study showed that, the
participants are knowledgeable about their discharge process through GSP; they
expressed their feelings regarding health maintenance along with the transport service
for the safe arrival at residence and also mentioned that, the accessible home
environment increased their occupational performance level. They also added some
recommendations to include those on the community aspect of practice of GSP for the
betterment of the service. As GSP is a new initiative in the SCI rehabilitation sector of
Bangladesh and this is the first study in this sector, so the service provider and the
other rehabilitation professionals may find it useful to their practice and also for
future implication.
Description:
The study aimed to find out the experience of person with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
regarding their discharge process through Good Start Project (GSP).
This study has been done by using Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA) approach of Qualitative method and it has been conducted in the community where the participants dwell in.
