Psychological and socioeconomic status, complications and quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries after discharge from hospital in Bangladesh: a cohort study

Study design Mixed retrospective-prospective cohort study. Objectives To determine psychological and socioeconomic status, complications and quality of life in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) after discharge from a hospital in Bangladesh. Setting Bangladesh. Methods All patients admitted in 2011 with a recent SCI to a hospital in Bangladesh were identified. Patients were interviewed by telephone in 2014 using translated versions of the SF12, the SCI Secondary Conditions Scale, the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESDS) and the Participation Component of the WHODAS. Questions were also asked about employment, living and financial situation, and opportunities to get out of bed and out of the house. Data were stratified by ability to walk on discharge. Results A total of 350…