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Pefile, Ntsikelelo
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Mothabeng, Joyce Diphale
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Naidoo, Saloshni
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2019-06-11T10:31:20Z |
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2019-11 |
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OBJECTIVES : To describe the demographic and socio-economic profiles, and injury related characteristics of people who sustain SCIs in KZN in order to provide baseline information to instigate a model that guides employment outcomes amongst PLWSCI.
DESIGN : Retrospective analysis of medical files was done.
SETTING : King Dinizulu Hospital Spinal Unit (KDHSU), this being the biggest provider of acute care for people who sustain SCI in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa was the setting for our study.
PARTICIPANTS : Medical files of individuals who sustained SCI between 2009 and 2012 were perused (n = 1049) were perused and 188 met the inclusion criteria.
OUTCOME MEASURES : Key information from the KDHSU patient’s files were extracted using a tool developed using literature and the international spinal cord injury core data set.
RESULTS : The average annual incidence rate was 12.3 per 100 000 population. The male to female ratio was 6:4 with the mean age of 36.69 years, ranging from 16-64. Out of those employed (34%), 72% were working fulltime, mostly in the service industry (31%) and 59% were classified as laborers. The majority (61%) of the participants completed high school. The major cause of SCI was non-traumatic (54%) and 66% were classified as incomplete (ASIA). Furthermore, 80% were classified as paraplegia and 19% tetraplegia. The mean LOS was 42.9 days, ranging from 1-764 days, influenced by level of injury, completeness and classification of injury and surgical intervention.
CONCLUSION : The profile of SCI in KwaZulu-Natal is slightly different when compared to other provinces in South Africa and the rest of Africa. There is a need to use epidemiological information (including factors that influence employment) to develop rehabilitation models to guide employment outcomes amongst people living with spinal cord injuries in KZN. |
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dc.description.department |
Physiotherapy |
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dc.description.embargo |
2020-11-01 |
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hj2019 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
The College of Health Sciences Research Office, University of KwaZulu-Natal and The National Research Foundation of South Africa (TTK170830261099). |
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https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/yscm20 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Ntsikelelo Pefile, Joyce Diphale Mothabeng & Saloshni Naidoo (2019): Profile of patients with spinal cord injuries in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa: Implicactions for vocational rehabilitation, The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 42(6):709-718. DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1428264, NYP. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1079-0268 (print) |
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2045-7723 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/10790268.2018.1428264 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70142 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor and Francis |
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dc.rights |
© The Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals, Inc. 2018. This is an electronic version of an article published in Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 709-718, 2019. doi : 10.1080/10790268.2018.1428264. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yscm20. |
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dc.subject |
Rehabilitation |
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dc.subject |
Profile |
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Socioeconomic |
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dc.subject |
Employment |
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Spinal cord injury |
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Vocational rehabilitation |
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KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) |
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South Africa (SA) |
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dc.subject |
People living with spinal cord injury (PLWSCI) |
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dc.title |
Profile of patients with spinal cord injuries in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa : implicactions for vocational rehabilitation |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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