Perceptions of adults with spinal cord injury on the skills for daily activities and health indicators in the light of noc: descriptive research

ABSTRACT

Objective: Verify the perception of adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) on their skills for daily activities and pair data with health indicators in the light of NOC. Method: Cross-sectional study, census and quantitative, conducted in 2008 in UBSF's Campina Grande-PB. 47 people have taken part as sample, who answered a form with indicators domain of the Functional Health of NOC and an Questionnaire A, composed by questions about abilities to perform daily activities. It was performed a pairing between the instruments and used the SPSS to analyze data. Results: Cronbach Alpha was 0.752. The items that showed more commitment were Management of money (80.8%), sexual performance (74%), Leisure (68%), Labor (55%) and ambulation (45%) - p < 0.001. Conclusion: There is impairment on the participants' skills for daily activities. Nurses can help them develop actions of health education and research that contribute to improving public policies for those people.