The Relationship Between Pain Interference and Psychosocial Well-Being Among Veterans With Spinal Cord Injuries/Disorders

Objective: To examine the roles of attachment, social support, and coping as psychosocial correlates in predicting happiness in people with spinal cord injuries.Design: Quantitative descriptive research design using multiple regression and correlation techniques.Participants: 274 individuals with spinal cord injuries.Outcome Measures: Happiness as measured by the Subjective Happiness Scale.Results: Functional disability and psychosocial correlates including coping, attachment styles, and social support were found to be associated with happiness scores. Functional disability was found to have a large negative effect on happiness and the effect was significantly reduced after taking into consideration the effect of positive psychology factors.Conclusion: Positive psychology variables are important for happiness and subjective well-being, and happiness in turn is related to better quality of life. The negative relationship between functional disability and happiness can be mediated by attachment, social support, and coping. Rehabilitation professionals should deemphasize negative characteristics related to poor psychological adjustment and focus on positive human traits and positive psychology interventions for people with disabilities.

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Use of Prolonged Standing for Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries

Physical Therapy ◽

10.1093/ptj/81.8.1392 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 81 (8) ◽

pp. 1392-1399 ◽

Cited By ~ 79

Author(s):

Janice J Eng ◽

Stephen M Levins ◽

Andrea F Townson ◽

Dianna Mah-Jones ◽

Joy Bremner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Well Being ◽

Self Report ◽

Bladder Function ◽

Reflex Activity ◽

Prolonged Standing ◽

Health Related ◽

Extra Activity ◽

Survey Responses

AbstractBackground and Purpose. Prolonged standing in people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) has the potential to affect a number of health-related areas such as reflex activity, joint range of motion, or well-being. The purpose of this study was to document the patterns of use of prolonged standing and their perceived effects in subjects with SCIs. Subjects. The subjects were 152 adults with SCIs (103 male, 49 female; mean age=34 years, SD=8, range=18–55) who returned mailed survey questionnaires. Methods. A 17-item self-report survey questionnaire was sent to the 463 members of a provincial spinal cord support organization. Results. Survey responses for 26 of the 152 respondents were eliminated from the analysis because they had minimal effects from their injuries and did not need prolonged standing as an extra activity. Of the 126 remaining respondents, 38 respondents (30%) reported that they engaged in prolonged standing for an average of 40 minutes per session, 3 to 4 times a week, as a method to improve or maintain their health. The perceived benefits included improvements in several health-related areas such as well-being, circulation, skin integrity, reflex activity, bowel and bladder function, digestion, sleep, pain, and fatigue. The most common reason that prevented the respondents from standing was the cost of equipment to enable standing. Discussion and Conclusion. Considering the many reported benefits of standing, this activity may be useful for people with SCI. This study identified a number of body systems and functions that may need to be investigated if clinical trials of prolonged standing in people with SCI are undertaken.

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Assessing the Relationship Between Borgʼs Rate of Perceived Exertion Scale on Heart Rate in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries.

Neurology Report ◽

10.1097/01253086-199721050-00030 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

A Berine ◽

S Rosen ◽

S Wagner ◽

D Hudak ◽

H Gregg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Perceived Exertion ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Rate Of Perceived Exertion ◽

The Relationship

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The relationship between the buttock shapes and pressure sores with spinal cord injuries.

The Japanese Journal of Ergonomics ◽

10.5100/jje.35.2supplement_302 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 302-303

Author(s):

Kaoru Fujiie ◽

Kiyomi Matuo ◽

Yoshiteru Terashi ◽

Hiromitu Kobayashi

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Pressure Sores ◽

The Relationship

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Review for "The relationships among self‐efficacy, social support, resilience, and subjective well‐being in persons with spinal cord injuries"

10.1111/jan.14573/v1/review1 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being

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A study of whether individual and dyadic relations between spirituality and resilience contribute to psychological adjustment among individuals with spinal cord injuries and their family members

Clinical Rehabilitation ◽

10.1177/0269215519845034 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (9) ◽

pp. 1503-1514 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Kate Fiona Jones ◽

Grahame Simpson ◽

Lynne Briggs ◽

Pat Dorsett ◽

Malcolm Anderson

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Spinal Cord Injuries ◽

Satisfaction With Life ◽

Family Members ◽

Well Being ◽

Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

The Impact

Objective: To test a model of spiritual well-being and resilience among individuals with spinal cord injuries and their family members. Design: Prospective cross-sectional observational data were analyzed by structural equation modelling. Setting: Inpatient and community services at one rehabilitation hospital. Subjects: Individual with spinal cord injury ( n = 50) and family member ( n = 50) dyads. Interventions: Standard rehabilitation, both inpatient and community. Main measure(s): Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy – spiritual well-being scale – expanded, Connor–Davidson resilience scale, positive and negative affect scale, depression anxiety and stress scale–21, satisfaction with life scale. Results: Median time post-injury was 8.95 months (IQR (interquartile range) = 14.15). Individuals with spinal cord injury and family members reported high scores for both spiritual well-being (66.06 ± 14.89; 68.42 ± 13.75) and resilience (76.68 ± 13.88; 76.64 ± 11.75), respectively. Analysis found the model had acceptable fit (e.g. chi-square goodness of fit statistic = 38.789; P = .263). For individuals with spinal cord injury, spiritual well-being was positively associated with resilience which, in turn, was associated with increasing positive affect and satisfaction with life. Among family members, spiritual well-being was positively associated with resilience. Resilience was then associated with lowered levels of depression and mediated the impact of depression on satisfaction with life. Limited evidence was found for mutual dyadic links, with the only significant pathway finding that resilience in the individual with spinal cord injury was associated with increased satisfaction with life among family members. Conclusion: Increased spirituality and resilience make a significant contribution (both independently and in combination) to positive psychological outcomes for both individuals with spinal cord injury and their family members.

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