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

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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Main Authors:	Coura,Alexsandro Silva, Enders,Bertha Cruz, Franca,Inacia Satiro Xavier de, Vieira,Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik, Dantas,Dandara Nayara Azevedo, Menezes,Dayane Jessyca Cunha de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342013000501150
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