Abstract
Background
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a medically complex and life-disrupting condition and has been associated with a very high mortality rate.
Aim of Study
The present study aims to determine the excretory dysfunction in SCI patients and further to find out whether psychological distress is directly associated with SCI or via Excretory dysfunction
Methodology:A Cross-Sectional Study was used to recruit the study participants. The data from 121 spinal cord injury patients were collected using questionnaires, including the Neurogenic bowel dysfunction Score Questionnaire (NBDS), Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score-Short Form (NBSS-SF), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21). Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 27. Categorical variables were obtained in the form of frequencies and percentages. Mean was obtained and data were presented in the form of tables. The Chi-square test was used to obtain the p-value
Results: A total 121 patients, male (n = 76) and female (n = 45) were recruited in this study. The present study revealed that psychological distress has noassociation with spinal cord injury. Also, there is no association between psychological distress and neurogenic bowel dysfunction. Although, dramatically in neurogenic bladder dysfunction clinically stress was present but not theoretically (P= .107). However, we found that anxiety (P=.013**) and depression (P=.014**) were strongly associated with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
Conclusion:The study findings showed that psychological distress has no link with Spinal cord injury patients. However, neurogenic bladder dysfunction after spinal cord injury in patients is strongly associated with psychological distress.
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