PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY- ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND PORPUSE IN LIFE

Research has identified several psychosocial adjustment issues which follow a traumatic injury. We studied two women with spinal cord injuries to determine how the injury had affected their life satisfaction, and to identify areas of adjustment requiring attention. Significant issues emerged concerning intimate relationships and dating, response to societal reactions to their appearance, vocational pursuits, spirituality, and locus of control. Suggestions for further research are presented, and implications for facilitating adjustment to disability are discussed.

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Cross-Cultural and Psychometric Properties Assessment of the Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury

Acta Médica Portuguesa ◽

10.20344/amp.8884 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 783 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fernando Pisconti ◽

Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos ◽

Josiane Lopes ◽

Jefferson Rosa Cardoso ◽

Edson Lopes Lavado

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Correlation Coefficient ◽

Internal Consistency ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Life Questionnaire ◽

Intra Class Correlation ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Intra Class Correlation Coefficient

Introduction: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale (ESES) is a reliable measure, in the English language, of exercise self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. The aim of this study was to culturally adjust and validate the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale in the Portuguese language.Material and Methods: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale was applied to 76 subjects, with three-month intervals (three applications in total). The reliability was appraised using the intra-class correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman methods, and the internal consistency was evaluated using Cronbach´s alpha. The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale was correlated with the domains of the Quality of life Questionnaire SF-36 and Functional Independence Measure and tested using the Spearman rho coefficient.Results: The Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil presented good internal consistency (alpha 1 = 0.856; alpha 2 = 0.855; alpha 3 = 0.822) and high reliability in the test-retest (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.97). There was a strong correlation between the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil and the SF-36 only in the functional capacity domain (rho = 0.708). There were no changes in Exercise Self-Efficacy scale-Brazil scores between the three applications (p = 0.796).Discussion: The validation of the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale questionnaire permits the assessor to use it reliably in Portuguese speaking countries, since it is the first instrument measuring self-efficacy specifically during exercises in individuals with spinal cord injury. Furthermore, the questionnaire can be used as an instrument to verify the effectiveness of interventions that use exercise as an outcome.Conclusion: The results of the Brazilian version of the Exercise Self-Efficacy scale support its use as a reliable and valid measurement of exercise self-efficacy for this population.

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Hope, coping and psychosocial adjustment after spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord Series and Cases ◽

10.1038/scsandc.2017.46 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pat Dorsett ◽

Timothy Geraghty ◽

Anne Sinnott ◽

Rick Acland

Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Spinal Cord Injury ◽

Psychosocial Adjustment ◽

Cord Injury

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