Examining the Influence of Pre-Existing Neuropsychiatric Conditions on Mental Wellbeing, Stress coping Strategies, and Rehabilitation Following Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Abstract

Background: This study examined the influence of pre-existing neuropsychiatric conditions on mental well-being,stress coping strategies, and rehabilitation and among the participants who had gone through traumatic cervicalspinal cord injury (SCI). Methodology: A non-randomized quasi-experimental trial was carried out, incorporatingtwo intervention areas and one comparison area. For this purpose, a sample of 120 participants who underwentSCI were included and they were categorized into sub-acute (n= 60) and chronic (n= 60) groups. ANCOVA wasused for analysis purpose and the significance level was p < 0.05. Results: The results obtained from this studyshow that there were insignificant differences in the form of negative effects such as injury becoming grievous,increased alcohol consumption, and use of psychotropic drugs (p > 0.05). Insignificant differences were observedwithin the context of BDI, STAI-S and STAI-T between both groups (p > 0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, the patientswith SCI need to integrate effective mental well-being and stress coping strategies to attain significant outcomes.