Vocational and Avocational Activities After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

Authors

  • V Kuptniratsaikul Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • S Kaewnaree Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • A Leurcharusamee Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
  • C Chavasiri Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

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Abstract

Vocational and avocational activities of the thoracic and lumbar level of the spinal cord injury patients admitted at the Orthopaedic Department, Siriraj Hospital, were studied. Fifty-five patients from the total of 78 answered the questionnaire. The vocational ability was found in 29.1 percent (16/55 patients) : 8 persons worked for the whole day, 5 persons did half-day work and 3 persons did less than a half-day work. The reasons for not working were disability, the condition of the working place and lack of transportation ; 32, 18 and 15 percent respectively. There were significant differences in the income and severity of diseases between the two groups (people who can work and can’t work) with p value of 0.0006 and 0.007. Sixty-nine percent of patients had avocational activities and the most favorite activity was reading. Modification of the working place or the job and improvement of public transportation system should be performed in order to increase the number of working peoples.

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Published

01-02-1999

How to Cite

Kuptniratsaikul, V. ., Kaewnaree, S. ., Leurcharusamee, A. ., & Chavasiri, C. . (1999). Vocational and Avocational Activities After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Siriraj Medical Journal, 51(2), 77–85. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/246870

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 2 (1999): February

Section

Original Article

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