Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injured patients with Neurogenic Bladder

Davis Joseph Paracka, Vinay Goyal, Sreedevi Menon P

Abstract :

 Background :  Neurogenic bladder pose a physical, social and emotional challenge to SCI patients . This study was planned to evaluate effect of neurogenic bladder on Quality of life in such patients.

Aim : The present study was designed to study different  bladder management, compliance to them and evaluate the relationships between different bladder management and quality of life in patients with  SCI.

Material & Method : Descriptive cross sectional  study  was conducted in spinal injury patients with neurogenic bladder. Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ–7) was used for assessment after taking informed written consent.

Results : Self Intermittent Clean Catheterization ( SICC)  combined with condom or voiding technique was most common seen in 33.3 % patients followed by SICC  and Indwelling Catheter . Majority (66.7%) of the study population had poor to very poor Quality of life  according to IIQ–7 scores. Mean IIQ score was 68.77± 16.75 in quadriplegics  and 57.93 ± 18.75 in paraplegics. Difference in IIQ scores between the two was not statistically significant (P= 0.083).

Conclusion : The present study showed that quality of life observed was poor to fair in spinal cord injured patients with neurogenic bladder  irrespective of level of injury.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Davis Joseph Paracka, Vinay Goyal, Sreedevi Menon P, Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injured patients with Neurogenic Bladder, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾4 | April-2017

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