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 3 Problems associated with bowel care.
| Cohorts | QN | CN | DN | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-treatment nursing interventions for 6-months | Quantitative assessment-based | Conventional | None | ||||||
| Level | BL | EL | p* | BL | EL | p* | BL | EL | p* |
| Patients | 114 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 189 | 189 | |||
| Fecal incontinence | 35 (31) | 20 (18) | 0.0302 | 39 (34) | 30 (26) | 0.2497 | 62 (33) | 60 (32) | 0.9124 |
| Constipation | 55 (48) | 38 (33) | 0.0311 | 59 (51) | 43 (37) | 0.0465 | 91 (48) | 90 (48) | 0.918 |
| Abdominal distension | 75 (66) | 48 (42) | 0.0006 | 78 (68) | 62 (54) | 0.0427 | 115 (61) | 110 (58) | 0.6751 |
| Defecation time (min)# | 15 (17–14) | 6 (6–5) | 15 (17–14) | 7 (9–6) | 15 (17–14) | 14 (16–14) | |||
| Variables are depicted as median (Q3-Q1) or frequency percentages. χ-test was used for statistical analysis. BL – before interventions; EL – after 6 months of interventions. # Kruskal-Wallis’ test/Dunn’s multiple comparisons test was used for statistical analysis; * Between BL and EL. 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. | |||||||||