Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury

Bowel Dysfunction is one of the least looked at problems in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The goals of this study are to understand bowel dysfunction in SCI and its effects on quality of life (QOL). Cross-sectional study based on interview and assessment of 41 clients. A majority of them were dissatisfi...

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Main Authors: Naicker, Amaramalar Selvi, Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi, Naicker, Manimalar Selvi, O, Zaleha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/1/Bowel%20dysfunction%20in%20spinal%20cord%20injury.pdf
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author Naicker, Amaramalar Selvi
Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi
Naicker, Manimalar Selvi
O, Zaleha
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description Bowel Dysfunction is one of the least looked at problems in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The goals of this study are to understand bowel dysfunction in SCI and its effects on quality of life (QOL). Cross-sectional study based on interview and assessment of 41 clients. A majority of them were dissatisfied. Bowel opening time was long in about 65% while 76.6% were incontinent. Socially, approximately half refrained from outings even though 90.3% of them carried out bowel evacuation before going out. Attention to bowel education is necessary to improve social continence.
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spelling upm-134492017-08-09T06:17:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/ Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury Naicker, Amaramalar Selvi Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi Naicker, Manimalar Selvi O, Zaleha Bowel Dysfunction is one of the least looked at problems in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The goals of this study are to understand bowel dysfunction in SCI and its effects on quality of life (QOL). Cross-sectional study based on interview and assessment of 41 clients. A majority of them were dissatisfied. Bowel opening time was long in about 65% while 76.6% were incontinent. Socially, approximately half refrained from outings even though 90.3% of them carried out bowel evacuation before going out. Attention to bowel education is necessary to improve social continence. Malaysian Medical Association 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/1/Bowel%20dysfunction%20in%20spinal%20cord%20injury.pdf Naicker, Amaramalar Selvi and Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi and Naicker, Manimalar Selvi and O, Zaleha (2008) Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 63 (2). pp. 104-108. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2008/v63n2/
spellingShingle Naicker, Amaramalar Selvi
Syed Waseem Ahmad, Sharifah Roohi
Naicker, Manimalar Selvi
O, Zaleha
Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title_full Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title_fullStr Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title_full_unstemmed Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title_short Bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
title_sort bowel dysfunction in spinal cord injury
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13449/1/Bowel%20dysfunction%20in%20spinal%20cord%20injury.pdf