Lifestyle Pattern for Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Document Type : Scientific peer reviewed journal

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1 Nurse Specialist at Toukh Hospital, Egypt

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Egypt

3 Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

Abstract

 Background: Spinal cord injury is possibly the most disruptive and traumatic event that can occur
in anyone's life. It poses huge challenges in the form of coping process as well as rehabilitation. Aim
of the study: Was to assess lifestyle pattern for patients with spinal cord injury. Research design:
Descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. Setting: Neurology Outpatient clinic in
Benha University Hospital. Sample: Convenience sampling (200 patients) were included in the study.
Tools: Two tools were used to conduct this study. Tool (I): Structured questionnaire divided into
three parts. (A) Socio-demographic characteristics data of the spinal cord injury patient. (B) Assess
the degree of dependency level according to type of injury. (C) Patient knowledge about spinal cord
injury. Tool (II) lifestyle pattern scale was used to measure patients lifestyle pattern Results: 4.0%
of the studied patients had dependent level and, 70.0% of them had partially dependent level, while,
26.0% of them had independent level. 27.5% of the studied patients had good total knowledge level
while, 52.5% of them had average total knowledge level and only 20.0 % of them had poor level of
knowledge about a spinal cord injury. 63.0% of the studied patients had unhealthy lifestyle pattern,
while, 37.0% of them had healthy lifestyle. Conclusion: There were a highly statistically significant
relation between the studied patients' total lifestyle level and their demographic characteristics (age,
educational level, job and income (p< 0.001**), and there was no significance relation between the
studied patients' total lifestyle level and their gender, marital status and residence, (p>0.05). There
was statistically significant relation between the studied patients' total lifestyle level and their total
dependency level, (p< 0.05*). Recommendations: Educational program for patient to raise their
awareness about spinal cord injury. 

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