Social participation and personal autonomy of individuals with spinal cord injury

• Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 241 - 247
• Main Authors: Andrade, Valéria Sousa de, Faleiros, Fabiana, Balestrero, Lais Magro, Romeiro, Viviane, Santos, Claudia Benedita Dos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Autonomia Pessoal; Citizen participation; Humans; Independence; Nursing; Occupational accidents; Participação da Comunidade; Participação Social; Personal Autonomy; Reabilitação; Rehabilitation; Social interaction; Social Participation - psychology; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - complications; Spinal Cord Injuries - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Traumatismos da Medula Espinhal
• ISSN: 0034-7167; 1984-0446; 1984-0446
• DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0020

To investigate, based on scientific literature, evidence on social participation and personal autonomy of individuals with spinal cord injury. Integrative review of the literature including studies published between January 2006 and September 2016, obtained in the databases PubMed, CINAHL and LILACS. The guiding question was: "What evidence is available in the scientific literature about the social participation and/or personal autonomy of individuals with spinal cord injury?" The data were processed by IRaMuTeQ and analyzed by the Hierarchical Descending Classification, according to the expertise of the researchers. Six selected studies discussed social participation, one discussed personal autonomy and two discussed both. 107 text segments were retained and gave rise to five classes. There is little specificity regarding the characteristics of social participation and personal autonomy of individuals with spinal cord injury. The existence of barriers forces them to adopt strategies to participate autonomously.