A Survey of Urological Problems of Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries

Authors

Mu-Jung Kao
Kwan-Hwa Lin
Yen-Ho Wang
Chy-Ching Chuang
Jui-Ling Lin
I-Nan Lien

Translated Title

慢性脊髓損傷患者泌尿問題調查

Abstract

A survey of urological problems in island-wide chronic spinal cord injuries was done by questionnaires and telephone from December 1992 to June 1993. Four hundred and three responses (48.26% of total samples) were collected for data analysis.There were 343 males and 60 females in this study. Their ages ranged from 14 to 71 years old with the mean age 37.4±10.7years old. About 89.8% of the subjects ad had spinal cord injury for more than one year. The content of questionnaire in chronic spinal cord injured was urinary incontinence (60.5 %); (2) 46.1 % had troubles in daily life related to urological problems;(3) 24.3% were able to void with normal pattern;(4) 56.3% voided by sitting postion and 32.3% needed help to perform voiding. The conclusion was that voiding ability was related to reserved motor function after injury.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

27

Last Page

32

Recommended Citation

Kao, Mu-Jung; Lin, Kwan-Hwa; Wang, Yen-Ho; Chuang, Chy-Ching; Lin, Jui-Ling; and Lien, I-Nan (1995) "A Survey of Urological Problems of Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 23: Iss. 1, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.1976
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol23/iss1/15