Abstract:
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify the perception about exercise and
life satisfaction of incomplete spinal cord injury patients in the community.
Objectives: The study objective was to demonstrate the socio-demographic
characteristics related to finding out the perception about of exercise and the
association between residential area, cause of injury, family life and the contact with
friends and acquaintances, and life satisfaction.Methodology: The study design was a
cross-sectional survey. Total 105 samples were selected conveniently for this study
from the community those who have completed rehabilitation services from the
Centre for the Rehabilitation of Paralyzed (CRP), Savar, Dhaka. All data were
collected via telephone interviews from July to September 2021.Data were collected
by using the questionnaire (LiSAT-9), Modified TNO Arbeid Questionnaire, and SelfPerception in Exercise Questionnaire. Descriptive statistic was used for data analysis
which focused on different bar diagrams, pie charts, and tables. Inferential statistics
has been performed by Chi-square test. Here Alpha (α) value has been set as <0.05.
Results: In the study, the total number of participants was 105. The minimum age was
20 years old and the maximum age was 60. According to the findings of this study,
the malewas96% (n=101) of participants scored higher than 3.8% (n=4) was female.
In this study, a strong significance was found between residential area (P>0.039),
cause of injury (P>0.01), family life(P>0.023), and contact with friends and
acquaintances(P>0.042) with life satisfaction. Conclusion: The conclusion from this
study that increase life satisfaction and community participation were in person with
SCI in the long run. The residential area, the cause of the injury, family life and
contact with friends and acquaintances, and a high level of life satisfaction are all
factors.
Keywords :Incomplete SCI, Life Satisfaction(LS),Self-Perception
Exercise(SPE),Community participation
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
