Rima Dambauskienė, Judita Daratienė, Loreta Gavelienė Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to disability, severe stress and long-term adaptation process, that affect psychological wellbeing. The objective of this study was to assess emotional status and possible demands in mental health services of SCI patients after primary rehabilitation. The study was done in Palanga Rehabilitation…
Alvydas Juocevičius, Juozas Raistenskis, Lina Būtėnaitė, Sigita Kilkutė, Dina Žigarienė, Algirdas Valiulis Abstract Introduction: Spinal cord injury – condition, when occur lesion in wholeness of spinal cord and below it occur disturbances in senses and motor functions that cause problems in participation. Psychological state is related with body functions and participation, social factors. Purpose: Evaluate…
Alvydas Juocevičius, Aušra Adomavičienė, Juozas Bernatavičius, Monika Jadzevičiūtė Abstract The aim – to evaluate the main benefits of ICF in people‘s after spinal cord injury functional independence related to employment. Gainful employment is important part of life persons after SCI. It providing financial security also provides an environment for social interaction, associated with a higher…
Sigita Kilkutė, Neringa Marčiulynaitė Abstract Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) typicallly leads to severe functional loss and disability. Stressful life events put people at higher risk for depression and anxiety. Functional independence level after the injury may be related to the level of depression and anxiety. Aim: to examine relation between functional and emotional status…
Alvydas Juocevičius, Lina Būtėnaitė, Ieva Eglė Jamontaitė Abstract Introduction. The international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF), which reflects the biopsychosocial model was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001. There are a great number of methodologies for evaluating effectiveness of rehabilitation after spinal cord injury but all of them analyze certain…
Dagmara Reingardienė Abstract SummaryAcute injury to the spinal cord, especially at the cervical level, results in severe hypotension and persistent bradycardia that are common components of the phenomenon known as neurogenic shock. Neurogenic shock (distributive) from autonomic disturbance with interruption of sympathetic pathways with associated parasympathetic excitation. In addition to neurogenic shock, the acute phase…
Judita Daratienė Abstract The purpose is to evaluate the key advantages and drawback of reform of the medical rehabilitation of SCI patiens, to establish its influencing factors and, based on the date of analysis and the opinion of the experts participating in the development of rehabilitation system, to develop suggestions how to improve the quality…
