25 October 2023: Clinical Research
Improving Bowel Function Recovery and Quality of Life in Han Chinese Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Quantitative Assessment-Based Nursing Intervention Study
Xiaohong Tao 1ABCF , TingTing Du 2CDEF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939695
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939695
Table 1 Demographical, clinical, and social parameters of patients before non-treatment nursing interventions.
| Parameters | Total | Cohorts | Comparisons | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QN | CN | DN | |||||
| Non-treatment nursing interventions for 6-months | Yes/no | Quantitative assessment-based | Conventional | None | |||
| Numbers of patients with neurological bowel dysfunctions due to spinal cord injuries | 418 | 11 | 115 | 189 | P value | Df | |
| Gender | Male | 253 (61) | 77 (68) | 71 (62) | 105 (56) | 0.1122 (χ-test) | 2 |
| Female | 165 (39) | 37 (32) | 44 (38) | 84 (44) | |||
| Age (year) | 55 (60–50) | 55 (61–50) | 55 (60–49) | 56 (60–50) | 0.0891 (Mann-Whitney test) | N/A | |
| Time since problems associated with bowel care (days) | 25 (31–19) | 25 (30–20) | 24 (31–20) | 26 (30–19) | 0.6521 (Mann-Whitney test) | N/A | |
| Type of spinal cord injuries | Ischemic | 273 (65) | 72 (63) | 74 (64) | 127 (67) | 0.7495 (χ-test) | 2 |
| Traumatic | 145 (35) | 42 (37) | 41 (36) | 62 (33) | |||
| Marital status | Married | 351 (84) | 94 (82) | 93 (81) | 164 (87) | 0.3468 (χ-test) | 2 |
| Single | 67 (16) | 20 (18) | 22 (19) | 25 (13) | |||
| Problems associated with bowel care | |||||||
| Fecal incontinence | 136 (33) | 35 (31) | 39 (34) | 62 (33) | 0.8692 (χ-test) | 2 | |
| Constipation | 165 (39) | 55 (48) | 59 (51) | 91 (48) | 0.8501 (χ-test) | 2 | |
| Abdominal distension | 174 (42) | 75 (66) | 78 (68) | 115 (61) | 0.4264 (χ-test) | 2 | |
| Defecation time (min) | 15 (17–14) | 15 (17–14) | 15 (17–14) | 15 (17–14) | 0.9972 (ANOVA) | N/A | |
| The overall quality of life score* | 49 (51–46) | 49 (51–47) | 49 (51–47) | 49 (51–47) | 0.772 (Kruskal-Wallis’ test) | N/A | |
| Variables are depicted as median (Q3-Q1) or frequency percentages. Df – fegree of freedom; N/A – not applicable; Fecal incontinence: unplanned defecation outside of bowel maintenance time. Constipation: straining >¼ of stools and/or lumpy or hard stools; Abdominal distension: expansion of the abdomen due to gas, or fluid; Defecation time: the time for bowel evacuation. * The higher the score, the higher the quality of life. | |||||||