ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the correlation between the level of occupational network and resilience among patients with spinal cord injuries. Methods: The participants of the study were 17 patients with spinal cord injury. The intensity of occupational network was analyzed using social network analysis, and the degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and eigenvector centrality were analyzed. In social network analysis, the intensity of performing the occupation was set to satisfaction. The performance of occupation survey was based on items of the classification of activities of daily living presented in the Time Use Survey of the National Institute of Statistics, allowing subjects to select activities of meaningful work. Resilience was measured using the Korean version of the Connor-Davison Resilience Scale (K-CD-RISC). Results: The results showed a positive correlation between degree centrality, eigenvector centrality, and resilience on the intensity of occupational network. These results suggest that the level of resilience increases as the level of degree centrality and eigenvector centrality increases in performing daily life activities. Conclusion: To improve the resilience of spinal cord injury patients, the intensity of degree centrality and eigenvector centrality in performing daily living activities should be considered, and goals and plans for therapeutic intervention should be created focusing on these activities.