Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury
Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition that imposes a significant socio-economic burden on patients and society. Secondary complications are one of the most crucial issues that may arise in these patients and contribute to the overall disease burden. This study aims to asse...
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| author | Mohammad Amin Vafaei Hamidreza Farpour Payam Pourbasirat Sima Farpour Pardis Hemmat |
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| description | Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition that imposes a significant socio-economic burden on patients and society. Secondary complications are one of the most crucial issues that may arise in these patients and contribute to the overall disease burden. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients with SCI concerning secondary complications.
Method: In this cross-sectional study, the authors evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of patients with spinal cord injury regarding secondary complications. Patients with SCI were identified through the hospital information system. Data were collected using a demographic and clinical information questionnaire and a three-part questionnaire covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
Results: A total of 180 patients participated in this study. The findings revealed a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice, with respective mean scores of 84.12, 13.62, and 21.5 in patients with SCI.
Conclusion: The patients' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding potential complications of spinal cord injury was moderate. Significant relationships were found between education and knowledge, attitude, and practice. Additionally, a significant relationship was observed between knowledge and gender. While there was no significant relationship between age and knowledge or practice, a reverse relationship was identified between age and attitude. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c0d639f411041b58d62392227038c142024-01-13T06:02:48ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research2345-61672345-61592023-12-0110419420210.30476/jrsr.2023.96196.131049102Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord InjuryMohammad Amin Vafaei0Hamidreza Farpour1Payam Pourbasirat2Sima Farpour3Pardis Hemmat4Health policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBone and Joint Diseases Research Center, department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Student Research Committee, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.student Research Committee, Department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, school of medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition that imposes a significant socio-economic burden on patients and society. Secondary complications are one of the most crucial issues that may arise in these patients and contribute to the overall disease burden. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of patients with SCI concerning secondary complications. Method: In this cross-sectional study, the authors evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of patients with spinal cord injury regarding secondary complications. Patients with SCI were identified through the hospital information system. Data were collected using a demographic and clinical information questionnaire and a three-part questionnaire covering knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Results: A total of 180 patients participated in this study. The findings revealed a moderate level of knowledge, attitude, and practice, with respective mean scores of 84.12, 13.62, and 21.5 in patients with SCI. Conclusion: The patients' knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding potential complications of spinal cord injury was moderate. Significant relationships were found between education and knowledge, attitude, and practice. Additionally, a significant relationship was observed between knowledge and gender. While there was no significant relationship between age and knowledge or practice, a reverse relationship was identified between age and attitude.https://jrsr.sums.ac.ir/article_49102_a35cec4dc0c8672c4a3a48be37604eae.pdfattitudecomplicationsknowledgepracticespinal cord injury |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Amin Vafaei Hamidreza Farpour Payam Pourbasirat Sima Farpour Pardis Hemmat Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research attitude complications knowledge practice spinal cord injury |
| title | Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_full | Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_short | Evaluation of Patients' Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Regarding Secondary Complications in Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_sort | evaluation of patients knowledge attitude and practice regarding secondary complications in spinal cord injury |
| topic | attitude complications knowledge practice spinal cord injury |
| url | https://jrsr.sums.ac.ir/article_49102_a35cec4dc0c8672c4a3a48be37604eae.pdf |
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