Acceptance and Satisfaction for Bladder Management after Spinal Cord Injury: 76 Patients Investigation / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To investigate the actualities about bladder management in patients with spinal cord injury. Methods 76 spinal cord injured patients were investigated with questionnaire. Results 61 patients adopted the bladder management methods recommended by their doctors, the other 15 refused the doctor's suggestion. In frequency order, bladder management methods used by spinal cord injured patients were intermittent catheterization (43.4%),triggering voiding or bladder expression(34.2%),indwelling catheter (2.6%), urine collection device 3.9% and others (15.8%). The female were more likely to adopt intermittent catheterization. The general satisfaction was 77.63%. Conclusion Medical staffs should recommend appropriate bladder management method for spinal cord injured patients not only considering their medical conditions bur also their psychological and social conditions.