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

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.

Bowel Emptying Methods Used by German Residents Living With Spina Bifida.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze methods of bowel emptying among Germans living with spina bifida. We also analyzed relationships between age, sex, level of spinal bifida anomaly, and methods of bowel elimination.

Design: A quantitative, descriptive study.

Bladder Self-management in the Transition to Adulthood With Spina Bifida in 3 Countries: A Comparative Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate bladder self-management in transition to adult care for patients with spina bifida (SB) in 3 countries with similar clinical practice and different social, cultural, and economic milieu.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 90 participants: 27 reside in Brazil, 36 reside in Germany, and 27 reside in the United States.

Factors Influencing the Use of Intermittent Bladder Catheterization by Individuals With Spina Bifida in Brazil and Germany.

Purpose: Intermittent catheterization (IC) often is essential for individuals with spina bifida/myelomeningocele (SBM) and neurogenic bladder. This study aimed to identify and analyze the factors that influence the use of IC.

Design And Methods: Descriptive study with convenience sampling.

Predictive Factors for Intermittent Self-catheterization in German and Brazilian Individuals With Spina Bifida and Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction.

Purpose: Our study aimed to identify predictive factors for the use of intermittent self-catheterization (ISC) in persons with spina bifida (SB) and neurogenic bladder. Cultural effects were evaluated by comparing ISC use in individuals from 2 countries, Germany and Brazil.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Urinary Continence in German and Brazilian Individuals With Spina Bifida: Influence of Intermittent Catheterization.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with acquisition of urinary continence following introduction of intermittent catheterization (IC).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Subjects And Setting: The study sample comprised 104 females and 84 males.

Patients With Spina Bifida and Their Caregivers' Feelings About Intermittent Bladder Catheterization in Brazil and Germany: A Correlational Study.

Unlabelled: A major complication for individuals with spina bifida (SB) is managing their neurogenic bladder. For many, this process evokes negative feelings associated with guilt, dependence, and lack of self-worth.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to compare feelings that hinder the performing of intermittent bladder catheterization reported by individuals with SB and their families in two countries of different sociocultural characteristics: Brazil and Germany.

Longitudinal relations between personality traits and aspects of identity formation during adolescence.

The current study focused on three aspects of identity development relevant to the adolescent years: being an authentic person, perceiving control over and consistency in one's environment, and having consistent expectations from close others. In a two-wave study of adolescents (n = 750), we examined how these aspects change over the course of a year, as well as whether these aspects correspond to the Big Five personality traits. Results indicated three important findings.

[The involvement of non-resident fathers--a review of the current research].

Non-resident fathers have been forming one of the fastest growing social groups during the last decades. Nevertheless, their involvement and role in the development of their separated children have received a comparatively modest attention in research. Little is known about the possibilities and limits of their influence after parental separation.

Family structure, body mass index, and eating behavior.

Objective: To explore associations between family structure, children's body mass index (BMI), and eating behaviors of children and their mothers.

Method: Fifty-seven mothers and their children took part in an experimental study. BMI of children was measured.

Psychosocial aspects of insomnia. Results of a study in general practice.

The relationship between insomnia and psychosocial factors is focused only in few epidemiological studies. Furthermore, most of them do not control for the mutual interdependencies of variables like age, sex, psychosocial distress and somatic or psychiatric disorders in their relation to insomnia. From a sample of general practice attendants, 516 patients with different grades of insomnia diagnosed according to DSM criteria were selected.