Management of Chronic Health Situations

A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Chronic Care".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 1520

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2. Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), 7000-811 Évora, Portugal
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Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-902, Brazil
Interests: rehabilitation; rehabilitation sciences; nursing; rehabilitation science; clinical nursing; nursing education; questionnaire; urinary incontinence; spinal cord injury; assistive technologies; assistive technology; spina bifida cystica; spina bifida occulta; participation; autonomy; neurogenic bowel; neurogenic urinary bladder; neurorehabilitation

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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Comorbidities associated with chronic diseases lead to functional, emotional, and disabling limitations, which implies constant management of symptoms and repercussions for both the patient and informal caregivers.

With this Special Issue, we intend to contribute to objective 3 of the 2030 Agenda regarding the Sustainable Development Goals. In this sense, we are looking for articles that focus on healthcare responses, which present more sustainable, equitable and inclusive solutions, both in the hospital and in the community and public health context, with special attention being paid to people with chronic illnesses and family caregivers who are experiencing health-illness transition processes, chronic disease management and rehabilitation.

This Special Issue aims to bring together scientific articles that provide information and promote the visibility of research being carried out on the subject.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Luís Sousa
Prof. Dr. Christoph De Oliveira Käppler
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Dr. Fabiana Faleiros
Prof. Dr. Geyslane Albuquerque
Dr. Helena José
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Keywords

  • sustainable development indicators
  • health equity
  • diversity, equity, inclusion
  • chronic disease
  • neurology
  • social vulnerability
  • health vulnerability
  • caregivers
  • family caregivers
  • informal caregivers
  • rehabilitation
  • rehabilitation nursing
  • nursing
  • adaptation, psychological
  • coping strategies
  • patient safety

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Analysis of Urinary Incontinence in the Neurogenic Bladder and Its Relationship with the Satisfaction and Lifestyle of People with SCI
by Lorena Gomes Neves Videira, Letícia Noelle Corbo, Marla Andreia Garcia de Avila, Giovana Pelosi Martins, Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Christoph Kappler and Fabiana Faleiros
Healthcare 2024, 12(15), 1501; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12151501 - 29 Jul 2024
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One of the most common complications of neurogenic bladder secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) is urinary incontinence, which is possibly related to bladder-emptying methods and changes in quality of life. This study aimed to identify the occurrence of this complication in adults [...] Read more.
One of the most common complications of neurogenic bladder secondary to spinal cord injury (SCI) is urinary incontinence, which is possibly related to bladder-emptying methods and changes in quality of life. This study aimed to identify the occurrence of this complication in adults with SCI and analyze its relationship with bladder-emptying methods, satisfaction, and lifestyle. This is a quantitative, exploratory, and cross-sectional study. The variables were collected using the Bowel and Bladder Treatment Index during a telephone interview with 290 participants from February to November 2021. According to the results, 70% of the participants were male and 74.1% performed clean intermediate catheterization (CIC) as the main bladder-emptying method. Moreover, 55.6% were considered incontinent in the last year. Emptying by normal urination and bladder reflex triggering had a statistically significant relationship with urinary incontinence. A statistical association was observed between all the variables of satisfaction and lifestyle with urinary incontinence. Although CIC reduced urine leakage, a considerable number of participants still presented with frequent urine leakage. Urinary incontinence had a negative impact on satisfaction with the bladder-emptying method, effectiveness of bladder management, quality of life, and personal and social relationships. Full article
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