Strčić Nada, Markić Dean
Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Special Hospital Medico, Rijeka, Croatia.
J Spinal Cord Med. 2019 Nov;42(6):791-796. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2018.1439432. Epub 2018 Feb 27.
Autonomic dysreflexia is a clinical syndrome affecting persons with spinal cord lesions. The aim of the study was to detect the level of knowledge among students about autonomic dysreflexia in persons with spinal cord lesions. Single centre questionnaire study. Faculty of Health Studies, Rijeka, Croatia. Nursing (n = 43) and physiotherapy (n = 48) students. AD knowledge test. More of the half of the students (57%) had contact with persons with spinal cord lesions during work, especially nursing students. The self-estimated knowledge of autonomic dysreflexia was judged as poor or none in 73.6% of students. On the autonomic dysreflexia knowledge test, nursing students collected mean of 5.6 points and physiotherapy students 4.9 points (P = 0.173). There was no difference in the autonomic dysreflexia test results regardless of work experience or group affiliation. The level of knowledge about autonomic dysreflexia among students was low. Our results suggest the need for more education of students and health care professionals to apply adequate treatment to persons with episodes of autonomic dysreflexia.
自主神经反射异常是一种影响脊髓损伤患者的临床综合征。本研究的目的是检测学生对脊髓损伤患者自主神经反射异常的了解程度。单中心问卷调查研究。克罗地亚里耶卡卫生研究学院。护理专业学生(n = 43)和物理治疗专业学生(n = 48)。自主神经反射异常知识测试。超过一半的学生(57%)在工作期间接触过脊髓损伤患者,尤其是护理专业学生。73.6%的学生自我评估对自主神经反射异常的了解较差或一无所知。在自主神经反射异常知识测试中,护理专业学生平均得5.6分,物理治疗专业学生平均得4.9分(P = 0.173)。无论工作经验或所属组别如何,自主神经反射异常测试结果均无差异。学生对自主神经反射异常的了解程度较低。我们的结果表明,需要对学生和医护人员进行更多教育,以便对自主神经反射异常发作的患者采取适当治疗措施。