Ability for self-care and its association with
					sociodemographic factors of people with spinal cord injury

Alexsandro Silva Coura

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Bertha Cruz Enders

Department of Nursing , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França

Department of Nursing, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil

Caroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Dândara Nayara Azevedo Dantas

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte , Natal, RN, Brazil

Dayane Jessyca Cunha de Menezes

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil

Correspondence: Alexsandro Silva Coura. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Enfermagem. Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000 - sala 14 - 1o andar - Campus Universitário - Lagoa Nova, CEP 59078-970 – Natal, RN, Brazil.

ASA Items Ability to:	Total correlation of corrected items	Cronbach´s alpha with item deleted	Cronbach´s alpha total
Make adjustments when facing changes	0,486	0,774	0,788
Ascertain whether these habits are good	0,481	0,772
Get help if you cannot move	0,158	0,788
Keep the house in which you live clean	0,521	0,768
Prioritize health	0,564	0,771
Take care of yourself as you should	0,534	0,769
Improve health care	0,206	0,787
Increase the frequency of baths	0,449	0,775
Change eating habits	0,305	0,782
Do not change your way of being	0,154	0,790
Getting exercise and rest	0,222	0,788
Appeals to friends	0,177	0,792
Getting enough sleep	0,111	0,793
Request information on health	0,508	0,771
Inspect your body	0,363	0,779
Changing lifestyle habits	0,519	0,775
Request information aboutmedications	0,426	0,775
To take protective actions	0,435	0,775
Assess lifestyle habits	0,552	0,770
Take time to care for yourself	0,041	0,804
Obtain information when sick	0,400	0,777
Get help if you cannot care for yourself	0,134	0,789
Taking time for yourself	0,021	0,793
Taking care of yourself as desired	0,360	0,779

ASA Items Ability to:	Never		Almost never		Almost always		Always
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Make adjustments when facing changes	2	2,7	10	13,7	23	31,5	38	52,1
Ascertain whether these habits are good	6	8,2	13	17,8	25	34,3	29	39,7
Get help if you cannot move	0	0	4	5,5	21	28,8	48	65,7
Keep the house in which you live clean	14	19,2	7	9,6	17	23,3	35	47,9
Prioritize health	2	2,7	5	6,8	22	30,2	44	60,3
Take care of yourself as you should	6	8,2	13	17,8	24	32,9	30	41,1
Improve health care	6	8,2	11	15	28	38,4	28	38,4
Increase the frequency of baths	3	4,1	9	12,3	18	24,7	43	58,9
Change eating habits	11	15	10	13,7	18	24,7	34	46,6
Do not change your way of being	5	6,8	12	16,5	21	28,8	35	47,9
Getting exercise and rest	21	28,8	16	21,9	17	23,3	19	26
Appeals to friends	21	28,8	7	9,6	21	28,8	24	32,8
Getting enough sleep	7	9,6	14	19,2	16	21,9	36	49,3
Request information on health	6	8,2	9	12,3	15	20,6	43	58,9
Inspect your body	5	6,8	4	5,5	22	30,2	42	57,5
Changing lifestyle habits	0	0	6	8,2	24	32,9	43	58,9
Request information about medications	17	23,3	10	13,7	14	19,2	32	43,8
To take protective actions	7	9,6	3	4,1	14	19,2	49	67,1
Assess lifestyle habits	4	5,5	6	8,2	18	24,7	45	61,6
Take time to care for yourself	30	41,1	16	21,9	13	17,8	14	19,2
Obtain information when sick	4	5,5	6	8,2	23	31,5	40	54,8
Get help if you cannot care for yourself	2	2,7	2	2,7	12	16,4	57	78,2
Taking time for yourself	1	1,4	5	6,8	18	24,7	49	67,1
Taking care of yourself as desired	9	12,3	18	24,7	18	24,7	28	38,3

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