title: [Ability for self-care and its association with sociodemographic factors of people with spinal cord injury].
abstract: This study aimed to verify the association between self-care ability and sociodemographic factors of people with spinal cord injury (SCI). It was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2012, in all 58 Basic Health Units of Natal/RN, Brazil. Seventy-three subjects completed a sociodemographic form and Self-Care Agency Scale. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS,including Cronbach's Alpha, Chi-square, Fisher's and contingency coefficient tests. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.788. The result verified that sex (p = 0.028), religion (p <0.001), education (p = 0.046), current age (p = 0.027), SCI time (p = 0.020) and the SCI type (p = 0.012) were variables associated with self-care ability of the subjects. It was concluded that sociodemographic factors may interfere with the self-care ability of persons with SCI, and nurses should consider this aspect during the execution of the nursing process.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, NatalRN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexsandro Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Coura
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, NatalRN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bertha Cruz
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Enders
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina GrandePB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Inacia Sátiro Xavier
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: de França
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, NatalRN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, NatalRN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dândara Nayara Azevedo
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Dantas
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, NatalRN, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dayane Jessyca Cunha
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: de Menezes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012648:Self Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult