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Identifying Changes in Resilience during Rehabilitation from a Spinal Cord Injury

The study purposes were to identify changes in resilience, satisfaction with life (SWL), depression, spirituality, and functional independence (FI) and to examine the relationship between these variables, during the inpatient rehabilitation for a spinal cord injury (SCI). The sample included 42 individuals with a SCI, 33 males and 9 females, who were inpatients with a mean stay of 52 days (SD = 15.78). A repeated measures design was employed with questionnaires completed at three times during rehabilitation. Results indicated that there were significant changes in depression, satisfaction with life, spirituality, and FI during inpatient rehabilitation. Findings also indicated significant correlations between resilience, SWL, spirituality, and depression. Future studies developing interventions, and examining factors that predict resilience could help build resilience and may improve rehabilitation outcomes.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc6039
Date05 1900
CreatorsWhite, Brian Dale
ContributorsDriver, Simon, Greenleaf, Christy, Hamson, Jordan
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, White, Brian Dale, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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