Influence of socio-economic status on access to different components of SCI management across Indian population

Chhabra, HS; Bhalla, Asheesh

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“…The economic costs of treatment for SCI are enormous and have been estimated to be between $100,000 and $500,000 in the first year [21][22][23][24][25]. Considering the high costs involved with SCI, socioeconomic status has an important bearing on the treatment sought by the patients [15]. However, given the absence of a national registry, the impact of these factors on the initiation of a rehabilitation program has not been studied previously in an Indian context [15].…”

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“…The patients were assessed to identify their socioeconomic backgrounds using the widely used and validated modified Kuppuswamy score (MKSS) [15,20], as shown in Table 1. The patients were evaluated based on their scores for monthly family income, education, and occupation, and a combined total score was calculated to reflect their socioeconomic status using the MKSS.…”

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“…In developing countries like India, where the per capita income is low and a sizeable proportion of the population is located below the poverty line, access to rehabilitation facilities may be limited by financial constraints [15]. Data are limited about the impact of socioeconomic factors on enrolment in rehabilitation programs for patients with SCI in developing countries like India.…”

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“…The social stigma associated with SCI and lower educational levels of patients may have additional impacts on the initiation of a timely rehabilitation program. Patients with SCI have substantially higher rates of unemployment, which preclude universal access to rehabilitation programs [15,16].…”

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Impact of Patient Counseling and Socioeconomic Factors on Initiation of Rehabilitation Program in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Spine Unit in India

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This study aimed to investigate the impact of education, financial income, occupation, and patient counseling on the timing of enrolment in a spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation program. Overview of Literature: A rehabilitation program following SCI is essential to improve functional outcomes. Socioeconomic factors can affect the timing of enrolment to a rehabilitation program. Literature on the effects of socioeconomic factors among patients with SCI in the Indian scenario is limited. Methods: A prospective, consecutive analysis of patients with SCI was performed with 1-year follow-up. Assessment of the timing of enrolment to a rehabilitation program was performed using the modified Kuppuswamy socioeconomic scores (MKSS). Patients admitted to the SCI unit (group A), underwent intensive individual, group, and family counseling sessions to encourage early enrolment into a rehabilitation program. Patients presenting directly for rehabilitation (group B) were analyzed for comparison. Results: A total of 153 patients were recruited. Group A was composed of 122 patients who started the rehabilitation program after a mean of 28 days, compared with a mean of 149 days for 31 patients in group B. In group A, 104 patients (85%; mean MKSS, 14.02) and 18 patients (15%; mean MKSS, 15.61) enrolled for rehabilitation <6 weeks and ≥6 weeks, respectively. In group B, 12 patients (39%; mean MKSS, 13.69) and 19 patients (61%; mean MKSS, 12.10) enrolled for rehabilitation <6 weeks and ≥6 weeks, respectively. The total MKSS and scores for education, income, and occupation did not show a significant difference between the two both groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Early patient counseling in the acute care unit helps in the early enrolment of patients with poor socioeconomic demographic profile to a rehabilitation program.

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“…Currently, even though there are numerous studies being done on various, mostly rehabilitative [ 68 ], epidemiological [ 69 ], financial [ 70 ], clinical [ 71 , 72 ] and surgical [ 73 ] aspects of SCI in India, use of proteomics approach to get into the molecular level has been done only in our laboratory.…”

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Clinical proteomics of enervated neurons

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The dynamic field of neurosciences entails ever increasing search for molecular mechanisms of disease states, especially in the domain of neurodegenerative disorders. The previous century heralded the techniques in proteomics when indexing of the human proteomes relating to various disease conditions became important. Early stage research in certain diseases or pathological conditions requires a more holistic approach of first discovering the proteins of interest for the condition. Despite its limitations, proteomics is one of the most powerful techniques available to us today to dissect the molecular scenario in a particular disease situation. In this review we will discuss about the current clinical research in neurodegenerative disorders that employ proteomics techniques. We will specifically focus on our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic spinal cord injury and neuromyelitis optica. Discussions will include ongoing worldwide research in these areas, research in India and specifically our laboratory in these domains of neurodegenerative conditions.

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Spinal cord injury: pathophysiology, treatment strategies, associated challenges, and future implications

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Influence of socio-economic status on access to different components of SCI management across Indian population

Cited by 5 publications

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Impact of Patient Counseling and Socioeconomic Factors on Initiation of Rehabilitation Program in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Spine Unit in India

Impact of Patient Counseling and Socioeconomic Factors on Initiation of Rehabilitation Program in Spinal Cord Injury Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Spine Unit in India

Clinical proteomics of enervated neurons

Spinal cord injury: pathophysiology, treatment strategies, associated challenges, and future implications

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