National Survey of Bladder and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in People with Spinal Cord Injury
| Autor: | Rebecca Charbonneau, Raveena Dhaliwal, Aaron A. Phillips, Jacquelyn J. Cragg, Jordan W. Squair, Christopher Grant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Canada 030506 rehabilitation medicine.medical_specialty Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal dysfunction 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Humans Spinal cord injury Spinal Cord Injuries Aged business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Health Surveys Cross-Sectional Studies Urinary Incontinence Chronic disease Urinary Tract Infections Female Self Report Neurology (clinical) 0305 other medical science business Fecal Incontinence 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Neurotrauma. 36:2011-2019 |
| ISSN: | 1557-9042 0897-7151 |
| Popis: | Small-scale studies indicate that spinal cord injury (SCI) may lead to significant gastrointestinal and bladder dysfunction. However, how the prevalence of chronic disease related to these dysfunctions compares with non-SCI individuals and whether there are robust relationships to level and severity of injury are still unclear. Here, our goal was to provide high-level evidence on the association between bladder and gastrointestinal dysfunction and SCI using population-level data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and the SCI Community Survey. Data from more than 60,000 individuals in the 2010 CCHS and 1500 individuals with SCI from the SCI Community Survey were analyzed. We used bi-variable and multi-variable logistic regression to examine relationships between explanatory and outcome variables. We found that SCI was associated with increased odds of urinary incontinence (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 5.0, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.4-7.1), bowel disorders (aOR = 2.3, CI: 1.5-3.4), as well as gastric ulcers (aOR: 3.3, CI: 2.1-4.8), even after adjusting for key confounding variables. Additionally, we found that complete SCI was associated with increased odds of urinary tract infections (aOR = 2.0, CI: 1.6-2.5) and bowel incontinence (aOR = 2.1, CI: 1.7-2.6). Individuals with SCI are at increased odds for having bladder and gastrointestinal dysfunction, certain aspects of which are dependent on the level and severity of injury. Targeted intervention and prevention strategies to manage bladder and bowel problems after SCI should be a priority for both caregivers and policy makers. |
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