Quasi-experimental study shows web-based education enhances self-urination management and psychological well-being in spinal cord injury patients in community settings.
Background/Objective: Community-dwelling spinal cord injury patients have many difficulties and disabilities in self-care of urination based on pathological mechanisms. This study aimed to examine the effects of a web-based education program for self-urination management on knowledge and compliance of self-urination management, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being of patients with spinal cord injury in the community. Methods: A quasi-experimental study design using a non-equivalent control group was employed. There was a total of 36 participants, including 18 of each intervention group and control group. Web-based education program for self-urination management as an intervention was applied to intervention group duration four weeks. Measures included self-urination management knowledge, compliance of self-urination management, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being. The self-urination management knowledge, compliance of self-urination management, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being were significantly improved in the intervention group applied to web-based education program for self-urination management. Result: The results show that the web-based education program for self-urination management was effective in improving self-urination management knowledge, compliance of self-urination management, self-efficacy, and psychological well-being of patients with spinal cord injury in the community. Conclusions: Health professionals can utilize the web-based education program for self-urination management to help people with spinal cord injury live healthy, independent lives in the community.
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