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OBJECTIVE: To gain greater insight into the experience of support providers who
assist and support individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) for the performance
of bowel care. DESIGN: Qualitative (phenomenological) interviews and analysis.
SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: Ten support providers of individuals with SCI.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Themes related to supporting bowel care for
individuals with SCI. RESULTS: Support providers identified concerns and
challenges as well as sources of satisfaction related to the provision of bowel
care to individuals with SCI. Traits and characteristics of effective support
providers also emerged. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with SCI often require
emotional, logistical, and/or physical assistance to complete bowel care.
Exploration of neurogenic bowel care from the perspective of support providers
identified concerns and challenges, sources of satisfaction, and important traits
and characteristics of support providers. This information can facilitate the
identification of effective support providers and the provision of enhanced
training and support. Interventions of this nature can improve the experience for
individuals with SCI and their supports.
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