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Effect of quantitative assessment‐based nursing intervention on the bowel function and life quality of patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury

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  • Yanyan Zhang
  • Xiyan Xia
  • Xuewei Zhuang

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Aims and objectives To study the effect of quantitative assessment‐based nursing intervention on the bowel function and life quality of patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury. Background Neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury was clinically manifested by abdominal distension, intractable constipation, prolonged defecation and faecal incontinence, which seriously affected the normal life of patients. Traditional ways of nursing for these patients focused on basic care, but lacked sufficient recognition of disease severity and individual needs. Design One hundred and eighty‐four patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury were randomly allocated into observation group (n = 92) and control group (n = 92). Methods The patients in the control group were given regular nursing, and the patients in the observation group were given quantitative assessment‐based nursing intervention. Recovery of bowel function, quality of life and satisfaction were compared between the two groups. Results Scores for bowel function including bloating, constipation, prolonged defecation, defecation drug dependence and faecal incontinence in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p

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  • Yanyan Zhang & Xiyan Xia & Xuewei Zhuang, 2018. "Effect of quantitative assessment‐based nursing intervention on the bowel function and life quality of patients with neurogenic bowel dysfunction after spinal cord injury," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(5-6), pages 1146-1151, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:27:y:2018:i:5-6:p:e1146-e1151
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14198
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