Analysis of Urinary Incontinence in the Neurogenic Bladder and Its Relationship with the Satisfaction and Lifestyle of People with SCI

Urinary incontinence is a common issue after spinal cord injury, often linked to how the bladder is emptied and impacting a person's life quality. This study checks how often this happens and how it relates to bladder management, satisfaction, and lifestyle in adults with spinal cord injuries. The study involved telephone interviews with 290 adults with spinal cord injuries. The researchers looked at bladder-emptying methods like using catheters, normal urination, and reflex triggering to see how they relate to urinary incontinence, and how it affects satisfaction and lifestyle. The findings showed that many participants experienced urinary incontinence, which had a negative impact on their satisfaction with bladder management, quality of life, and social relationships. While catheterization helped reduce leakage, many still experienced it frequently.

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  Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) was the most common method (74.1%), but over half the participants were still incontinent.
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  Normal urination was associated with continence, while bladder reflex triggering was associated with incontinence.
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  Urinary incontinence negatively impacted satisfaction, effectiveness of bladder management, quality of life, and social relationships.