Rehabilitation needs assessment in persons with spinal cord injury following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti: a pilot study using an ICF-based tool.

Authors

  • Alexandra Rauch
  • Michael Baumberger
  • Fritz-Gerald Moise
  • Erik von Elm
  • Jan D. Reinhardt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0896

Keywords:

rehabilitation, needs assessment, spinal cord injuries, natural disaster, ICF.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study was to describe problems in functioning and associated rehabilitation needs in persons with spinal cord injury after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by applying a newly developed tool based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). DESIGN: Pilot study. SUBJECTS: Eighteen persons with spinal cord injury (11 women, 7 men) participated in the needs assessment. Eleven patients had complete lesions (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale

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Published

2011-10-11

How to Cite

Rauch, A., Baumberger, M., Moise, F.-G., von Elm, E., & Reinhardt, J. D. (2011). Rehabilitation needs assessment in persons with spinal cord injury following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti: a pilot study using an ICF-based tool. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 43(11), 969–975. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-0896

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Original Report