Evaluation of patient education in spinal cord injury rehabilitation: knowledge, problem-solving and perceived importance

Disability and Rehabilitation
Laura MaySharon Warren

Abstract

Through inpatient education programmes the person with spinal cord injury (SCI) learns to understand and monitor his or her own physical, emotional and social well-being. The purpose of this study was to determine the patients' knowledge and problem-solving skills regarding SCI at admission, discharge and follow-up at 6 months after discharge; and to determine the perceived importance of each content topic included in the education programme. A one-group repeated measures design was used to evaluate the outcomes. Knowledge was evaluated with a Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ). Problem-solving ability based on participants' responses to Life Situation Scenarios relevant to each topic area was rated on a standardized four-point criterion reference scale. Perceived importance for each topic area was rated on a five-point Likert scale. Twenty-three participants completed all assessments. There was significant improvement in MCQ scores from admission to discharge (P = 0.04) and admission to follow-up (P = 0.02). For problem-solving ability, there was a trend toward improvement in all content topics with significant improvement from admission to follow-up for the topic of bowel care (P = 0.004). However, many participants continue...Continue Reading

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