ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2017
Impact of bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction on health status of people with thoracolumbar spinal cord injuries living in the community.
Article in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06587841 (Noninvasive Spinal Cord Neuromodulation to Improve Lower Urinary Tract Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Ukrainian War Veterans), which is not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Noninvasive Spinal Cord Neuromodulation to Improve Lower Urinary Tract Function After Spinal Cord Injury in Ukrainian War Veterans
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Molecular Mechanism Operating in Animal Models of Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity: A Systematic Review Focusing on Bladder Dysfunction of Neurogenic Origin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Adults after Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical Practice Guideline for Health Care Providers.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitationGuideline
- Transanal irrigation bowel routine for people with Cauda Equina Syndrome.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Trial
- Partnered sexual activity and satisfaction in women with spinal cord disease: influence of urinary incontinence and other predictors.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- Functional changes in health during and after pregnancy in people with spinal cord injury-an international cohort study.Obstetric medicine · 2026Article
- Review
- Sexual, bladder and bowel problems in people with spinal cord injury in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.African journal of disability · 2025Article
- Assessing the feasibility of a bowel management program for patients with neurogenic bowel function after spinal cord injury.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Long-Term 5-HTInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Priorities, needs and willingness of use of nerve stimulation devices for bladder and bowel function in people with spinal cord injury (SCI): an Australian survey.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Article
- Article
- High-Riding Conus Medullaris Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review-Its Comparison with Cauda Equina Syndrome.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2023Review
- Relationship between neurogenic bowel dysfunction severity and functional status, depression, and quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2023Article
- Human stem cell-derived neurons and neural circuitry therapeutics: Next frontier in spinal cord injury repair.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2022Review
- Prevalence of postpartum depression and anxiety among women with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2021Article
- Experiences of secondary health conditions amongst people with spinal cord injury in South Africa: A qualitative study.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Needs, priorities, and attitudes of individuals with spinal cord injury toward nerve stimulation devices for bladder and bowel function: a survey.Spinal cord · 2020Article
- [Course of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in patients with spinal cord injury under homeopathic treatment].Der Urologe. Ausg. A · 2020Article
- Canadian Urological Association guideline: Diagnosis, management, and surveillance of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction - Full text.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2019Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThe disruption of autonomic function following a spinal cord injury (SCI) is common and can negatively affect quality of life. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of bladder/bowel incontinence and sexual dysfunction in community-dwelling individuals with a thoracolumbar SCI and examine the impact on general physical and mental health status.
methodsParticipants who sustained a traumatic SCI to the thoracolumbar region of the spinal cord and classified as American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (AIS) A to D were recruited. Demographic, injury data, MRI classification and neurological data were collected on admission. At follow-up, the neurological data, a questionnaire collecting participant-reported secondary health conditions (SHCs) (e.g. bladder incontinence, depression etc.) following SCI and health status measured by Short Form-36 were obtained. Regression models determined the association of health status with demographic/injury-related data, types and number of SHCs.
resultsOf the 51 participants, 58.8% reported bladder incontinence, 54.0% bowel incontinence, 60.8% sexual dysfunction and 29.4% had all three. The regression models demonstrated that age at injury, bowel incontinence, sexual dysfunction, presence of pain, motor score at follow-up and the number of SHCs were significant predictors of health status. The number of SHCs was more predictive than all other demographic and injury variables for health status.
conclusionResults highlight the high prevalence of self-reported bowel/bladder incontinence and sexual dysfunction in the traumatic thoracolumbar SCI population and support the need for standardized assessments. Several demographic, injury-related and SHCs impacted health status and should be considered for the management of individuals living in the community.
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