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- Title
Analysis of Urinary Incontinence in the Neurogenic Bladder and Its Relationship with the Satisfaction and Lifestyle of People with SCI.
- Authors
Neves Videira, Lorena Gomes; Corbo, Letícia Noelle; de Avila, Marla Andreia Garcia; Martins, Giovana Pelosi; Schoeller, Soraia Dornelles; Kappler, Christoph; Faleiros, Fabiana
- Abstract
One of the most common complications of neurogenic bladder secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) is urinary incontinence, which is possibly related to bladder-emptying methods and changes in quality of life. This study aimed to identify the occurrence of this complication in adults with SCI and analyze its relationship with bladder-emptying methods, satisfaction, and lifestyle. This is a quantitative, exploratory, and cross-sectional study. The variables were collected using the Bowel and Bladder Treatment Index during a telephone interview with 290 participants from February to November 2021. According to the results, 70% of the participants were male and 74.1% performed clean intermediate catheterization (CIC) as the main bladder-emptying method. Moreover, 55.6% were considered incontinent in the last year. Emptying by normal urination and bladder reflex triggering had a statistically significant relationship with urinary incontinence. A statistical association was observed between all the variables of satisfaction and lifestyle with urinary incontinence. Although CIC reduced urine leakage, a considerable number of participants still presented with frequent urine leakage. Urinary incontinence had a negative impact on satisfaction with the bladder-emptying method, effectiveness of bladder management, quality of life, and personal and social relationships.
- Subjects
LIFESTYLES; CROSS-sectional method; SELF-evaluation; SCALE analysis (Psychology); NEUROGENIC bladder; URINARY incontinence; SATISFACTION; FISHER exact test; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL cord injuries; QUANTITATIVE research; CHI-squared test; MANN Whitney U Test; BOWEL &; bladder training; ODDS ratio; RESEARCH; QUALITY of life; INTERMITTENT urinary catheterization; DATA analysis software; DISEASE complications; ADULTS
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 15, p1501
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12151501