Changes on the everyday living of people with spinal cord injury

• Autor(a) principal: Ruiz, Aline Gabriela Bega
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Barreto, Mayckel da Silva, Rodrigues, Thamires Fernandes Cardoso da Silva, Pupulim, Jussara Simone Lenzi, Decesaro, Maria das Neves, Marcon, Sonia Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/32386
• topic: Spinal Cord Injuries; Wheelchairs; Disabled Persons.; Traumatismos da Medula Espinal; Cadeiras de Rodas; Pessoas com Deficiência.

Objective: apprehend the changes occurred on the everyday living of people with spinal cord Injury. Methods: qualitative research, anchored on the Symbolic Interactionism. Participants were 23 individuals with spinal cord injury intentionally selected, from the Family Health Strategy and a Paradesportive Association. Data were collected through semi structured interviews, in which were recorded, fully transcribed, organized on IRAMUTEQ software, and, later submitted to content analysis, thematic modality. Results: two thematic categories emerged, which show the experiences  of  incapacity, dependency and impotency feelings; difficulties in social, family and in sexual function adaptation, aside from pain advent, muscle spasms, pressure sores and urinary tract infection. Conclusion: changes experienced in the emotional, physiological and interactional context are complex and significant, however, there is chair appropriation, social adaptation and overcoming over time.