OBJECTIVE: To determine current characteristics of bowel care practices of chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. DESIGN: Prospective interview and examination of 100 SCI patients injured for more than 1 year. SETTING: Freestanding rehabilitation outpatient SCI center. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred chronic SCI patients. RESULTS: The following bowel program characteristics were found: alternate-day programs were most common; most subjects performed their programs in the morning; and tetraplegic subjects performed their programs less often, used suppositories more often, required greater assistance, and took longer to complete their programs. CONCLUSIONS: Bowel dysfunction in chronic SCI need not be associated with complications in the majority of cases.
OBJECTIVE: To determine current characteristics of bowel care practices of chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. DESIGN: Prospective interview and examination of 100 SCI patients injured for more than 1 year. SETTING: Freestanding rehabilitation outpatient SCI center. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred chronic SCI patients. RESULTS: The following bowel program characteristics were found: alternate-day programs were most common; most subjects performed their programs in the morning; and tetraplegic subjects performed their programs less often, used suppositories more often, required greater assistance, and took longer to complete their programs. CONCLUSIONS:Bowel dysfunction in chronic SCI need not be associated with complications in the majority of cases.
Authors: Jessica A Inskip; Vera-Ellen M Lucci; Maureen S McGrath; Rhonda Willms; Victoria E Claydon Journal: J Neurotrauma Date: 2018-02-09 Impact factor: 5.269
Authors: Vera-Ellen M Lucci; Rhyann C McKay; Christopher B McBride; Maureen S McGrath; Rhonda Willms; Heather L Gainforth; Victoria E Claydon Journal: Spinal Cord Date: 2022-01-07 Impact factor: 2.473