Article

Therapeutic education is an integrant part of the physical medicine
and rehabilitation care of persons with spinal cord injury. It is often conducted
in an empirical manner. The objective of this literature review was to evaluate
the state of the art regarding the evaluations and therapeutic education programs
for persons with spinal cord injury. Systematic review of
the literature with Medline and Cochrane Library databases from 1966 to 2009.
RESULTS: The main areas of interest, for the evaluations found in the literature,
focused on clinical variables, patients' knowledge, health behaviors, functional
independence and quality of life but also psychological dimensions such as health
locus of control, representations, abilities to resolve problems and
self-perceived efficacy. Ten clinical studies were retained for analysis. These
clinical studies were built around various health and educational models. An impact was highlighted on clinical variables (pressure ulcer, urinary tract
infection), knowledge, quality of life and psychological criteria (depression,
self-perceived efficacy, coping and problem solving strategies).
CONCLUSION: The global level of evidence on the effects of therapeutic education
in persons with spinal cord injury is low because of the number of studies and
their low statistical power and requires additional studies. However, the
analysis of the literature allows for discussing the organization of therapeutic
education in clinical practice.
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