Functional disability of adult individuals with spinal cord injury and its association with socio-demographic characteristics

Abstract

The aim was to investigate the Functional Disability degree in adults with spinal cord injury and its association with socio-demographic characteristics. The Barthel Index was used and 75 subjects answered a questionnaire with socio-demographic variables. The Chi-Square, Cronbach's Alpha and Fisher tests were used in the analysis. The mean age was 42.23 years. Cronbach's Alpha for the Barthel Index was 0.807. The activities that were more difficult to perform were y Deambular (82,7%). La mediana del Índice de Barthel fue de 64 puntos. Las pruebas de asociación presentaron valores de p>0,05. A pesar de que la población presenta un grado leve de dependencia y no se identificaron asociaciones entre las variables sociodemográficas y la Incapacidad Funcional, se considera que el estudio contribuye para la asistencia de enfermería, debido a algunas limitaciones que la lesión medular impone en el auto-cuidado.

Burden of care and its impact on health-related quality of life of caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury

“…These results, as well as those reported by other studies, confirm that urban violence and auto and occupational accidents are important causes of disabilities in Brazil, especially in large and medium urban centers (8)(9)(10)(11)(12) .…”

“…The socio-demographic profile of the study's participants corroborates that reported in the literature, which indicates that the population most affected by SCIs is young adult males aged between 18 and 35 years of age (8)(9)(10)(11) .…”

“…In relation to the causes of SCIs, violent acts have been observed in Brazil and in other parts of the world as a frequent causal factor (8)(9)(10)(11)(12) .…”

Nursing care of an elderly woman with spinal cord injury: a case study

“…Some studies [2][3][4][5] identify cases of elderly people above 60 years with LM. However, specific nursing care with a focus on the elderly patient with this diagnosis are not well understood in the literature.…”

“…Soon, people with 60 years of age with mild or severe disabilities live, although the injury has occurred in young age. 4 Why the need of the individual with LM have to readjust to perform basic activities of daily living (ABVD). 3,6 To assist individuals in the process of adjustment, systematization of nursing care…”