title: [Knowing the history and the life conditions of subjects with spinal cord lesions].
abstract: This study aimed at characterizing the victims of medullar lesion (LM) and their daily needs. The data were collected in Maringi, Parani, Brasil, from 32 subjects by using semi-structured interview. The results revealed that most of them (84%) were males, had low education level (71,9%) and, at the time of the accident, they found themselves within the economically active age group (19 to 38 years old). Concerning their daily needs, we have identified among them a higher independence for feeding, excreting and buccal and body hygiene, and a higher dependence upon moving. Taking care to meet the specific necessities of the subject with LM is a challenge for the health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da UEM.
authors.forename: Daniela Aparecida
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Venturini
authors.forename: Maria das Neves
authors.initials: Md
authors.lastname: Decesaro
authors.forename: Sonia Silva
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Marcon
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D015444:Exercise; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006306:Health Surveys; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control