Rehospitalization in Community Dwelling Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 607-613, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722948
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the frequency and reasons for rehospitalization in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) living in the community.METHOD:
A total 388 patients with SCI living in community participated in the nationwide questionnaire-based study. A self-administered questionnaire was used.RESULTS:
Of the 459 patients originally enrolled, 388 completed questionnaires, yielding response rate of 84.5%. The reasons for rehospitalization were SCI related complications (71.7%), periodic health evaluation (44.7%), and other causes (28.3%). The most frequent SCI related complications for rehospitalization were urinary tract infections (45.2%), pressure sores (39.7%), fever (18.3%), pain (18.3%), and autonomic dysreflexia (7.6%). The number of rehospitalized cases due to SCI related complication including urinary tract infection was significantly higher in complete SCI. Rehospitalization due to pressures sore was more frequent in people with paraplegia, male and complete injuries.CONCLUSION:
In our study, 71.7% of patients with SCI experienced rehospitalization for SCI related complication after initial hospitalization. Urinary tract infection and pressure sores were the most common SCI related complications for rehospitalization.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Paraplegia
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Spinal Cord
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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Urinary Tract Infections
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Autonomic Dysreflexia
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Pressure Ulcer
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Fever
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Hospitalization
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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