Ability for self-care and its association with sociodemographic factors of people with spinal cord injury

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Alexsandro Silva Coura¹  Bertha Cruz Enders¹  Inacia Satiro Xavier De Franca¹  Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira¹  Dandara Nayara Azevedo Dantas¹  Dayane Jessyca Cunha De Menezes¹ 

关键词: Spinal cord injuries;    Self care;    Rehabilitation nursing;    Socioeconomic factors;    Traumatismos de la medula espinal;    Autocuidado;    Enfermeria en rehabilitacion;    Factores socioeconomicos;    Traumatismos da medula espinhal;    Autocuidado;    Enfermagem em reabilitacao;    Fatores socioeconomicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420130000500020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to verify the association between self-care ability and sociodemographic factors of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). It was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2012, in all 58 Basic Health Units of Natal/RN, Brazil. Seventy-three subjects completed a sociodemographic form andSelf-Care Agency Scale. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS,including Cronbach’s Alpha, Chi-square, Fisher’s and contingency coefficient tests. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.788. The result verified that sex (p = 0.028), religion (p <0.001), education (p = 0.046), current age (p = 0.027), SCI time (p = 0.020) and the SCI type (p = 0.012) were variables associated with self-care ability of the subjects. It was concluded that sociodemographic factors may interfere with the self-care ability of persons with SCI, and nurses should consider this aspect during the execution of the nursing process.

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