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KMID : 0939320040070020197
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2004 Volume.7 No. 2 p.197 ~ p.206
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The Relationship Between Activity Daily Living and Powerlessness of Spinal Cord Injury Patient’s
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Jeong Hyeon-Suk
Park Hyoung-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose : This study examined the relationship between the level of activity daily living and powerlessness of spinal cord injury patients’.
Method : The subjects for the study consisted of 68 persons agreed above twenty below seventy had had spinal cord injury. The data were collected from November 1, 2003 to January 30, 2004. The instruments used for this study were ADL check List and Powerlessness Scale. The data were analysed by using SPSS computerlized program and included number, percentage, t-test and ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient.
Results : The mean of activity daily living was paraplegia 49.53±10.91 and tetraplegia 25.65±13.24. The mean of powerlessness was paraplegia 35.22±9.50 and tetraplegia 37.55±9.01. In the relationship between activity daily living and powerlessness were significant difference.
Conclusion : in order to increase the level of activity daily living of rehabilization nurse should be helpful to provide them. Also, it could be identified that informational support was important, that is, the lesser the informational support, spinal cord injury patient don’t feel the powerlessness.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal cord injury, ADL, Powerlessness
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