This study describes the use of online questionnaires and their virtual dissemination as a data collection strategy in Germany. The online questionnaire was elaborated using a virtual platform, creating a link that was disseminated in virtual environments. Participants were 100 Germans with Spina Bifida; 149 people visited the link, 83 of them coming from virtual forums, 27 from emails, 26 from social networks, ten from the German association of spina bifida site and three from the university website. With 55.7% of the participants, the virtual forum was the most agile dissemination medium to capture the data. This data collection mode should be used in future research, involving different countries, due to the speed, saving, good use of answers and help to overcome the language barrier. Public policies that support people's access to the Internet are necessary, so that these studies can be conducted successfully.

Objective: produce and validate an educational video about bowel emptying maneuvers for training of individuals with neurogenic bowel in bowel rehabilitation process. Method: this is a methodological study developed in four stages: script/storyboard production, validation, educational video production and pilot study, which was conducted from January 2013 to July 2015. Instruments for validation, which was performed from December 2014 to February 2015 by a group of experts. A value equal to or greater than 70% was considered for validation of agreement and relevance of the script and storyboard, using descriptive statistics for data analysis. Results: the script and storyboard were validated by 94% of the experts in the subject and 100% of the technicians. After validation and video recording, the pilot study was conducted with six individuals with neurogenic bowel – 100% of them evaluated the video positively. Conclusion: the video may contribute to the education of individuals with neurogenic bowel.

Trata-se do desenvolvimento e validação de um vídeo educativo sobre autocateterismo vesical intermitente limpo. Estudo metodológico, realizado em três etapas: pré-produção (elaboração e validação do roteiro e storyboard), produção do vídeo, e pós-produção (validação do vídeo por juízes experts em reabilitação e/ou saúde). O roteiro para produção do vídeo foi desenvolvido e validado por 18 juízes, com 91,1% de concordância. O vídeo, com 10 minutos e cinco segundos, também foi validado e atingiu 97,4% de concordância entre os 17 juízes participantes nos quesitos funcionalidade, usabilidade, eficiência, técnica audiovisual, ambiente e procedimentos. A versão final do vídeo desenvolvido e validado pode ser visualizada no Portal do Núcleo de Pesquisa NEUROREHAB, www.demaisinformacao.com.br. Essa ferramenta pode contribuir para a capacitação de pessoas com bexiga neurogênica a realizar o autocateterismo urinário, bem como profissionais de saúde e estudantes de enfermagem, e apoiar metodologicamente o desenvolvimento de outros vídeos educativos na área da saúde.

The purpose of this study was to describe and compare factors that affect urinary tract infection (UTI) rates in people with spina bifida (SB) and neurogenic bladder dysfunction before and following initiation of intermittent catheterization (IC). A quantitative, descriptive, correlational study. The study included people who were from Germany, a high-income, and Brazil, a middle-income nation. Brazilian participants were recruited from a public rehabilitation hospital in the state of Minas Gerais. German participants were drawn from different regions of the country. The study sample included 200 participants; participants were either individuals diagnosed with SB and neurogenic bladder dysfunction and using IC, or caregivers of persons using IC for bladder management. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire developed for urological follow-up of SB patients. A translated and validated version of the form was used to collect data in Germany. To evaluate annual episodes of UTI, we considered the number of symptomatic UTI before and after IC. Participants from Brazil were significantly younger than German patients (median age 9 vs 20 years, P < .001). Brazilians predominately used assisted catheterization (63.0%), whereas most Germans performed self-catheterization (61.0%). Use of IC greatly reduced the incidence of UTI in both groups (mean 2.8 episodes per year before IC vs mean 1.1 episodes after starting IC, P < .001). Women had a higher number of UTI, both before and after IC, but enjoyed greater reduction in UTI after initiating IC than men. Self-catheterization also promoted a greater reduction of UTI than assisted IC (P = .022). Intermittent catheterization reduced annual episodes of UTI in both samples despite differences in catheterization technique. Patients practicing and performing self-catheterization achieved a greater reduction than those who relied on assisted IC. Comparative studies among additional countries with varying median income levels are needed to better understand the needs of individuals with SB and their families, and to plan and implement safe nursing interventions.

To identify and analyze the biosocioeconomic profile associated with the occupation and education of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) from Brazil.Analytical, quantitative, descriptive, cross-s...