Appraisals of DisAbility Primary and Secondary Scale—Short Form
                        (ADAPSS−sf): Psychometrics and association with mental health among U.S.
                        military veterans with spinal cord injury.

McDonald, Scott D.; Goldberg-Looney, Lisa D.; Mickens, Melody; Ellwood, Michael S.; Mutchler, Brian; Perrin, Paul B.

doi:10.1037/rep0000230

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“…We used an adaptation of the Appraisals of DisAbility: Primary and Secondary Scale-Short Form (ADAPSS-sf; McDonald et al, 2018). to measure understanding from others.…”

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Pain, mental health, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury.

Watson¹,

McDonald²,

Henry³

et al. 2022

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose/Objective: This study evaluated the relationships among pain, mental health symptom severity, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI). Research Method/Design: A sample of 221 individuals with SCI were interviewed by a psychologist during their annual evaluation in a Veterans Affairs medical center in an urban Mid-Atlantic region. Participants completed single-item, Likert-scale measures of life satisfaction (McGuire Health Impact on Participation [M-HIP]), pain severity (M-HIP), and understanding of others (from a modified Appraisals of DisAbility Primary and Secondary Scale-Short Form [ADAPSS-sf]), along with the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), a measure of mental health symptom severity. Results: In linear regression models, pain (b = .29, p , .001) and understanding from others (b = À.28, p , .001) were significantly associated with mental health symptom severity with a marginally significant interaction effect (b = À.32, p = .099). Pain (b = À.33, p , .001) and understanding from others (b = .32, p , .001) were also significantly associated with life satisfaction; however, there was no significant interaction (b = .22, p = .234). Conclusion/Implications: This study showed that understanding from others and pain are important factors related to mental health and life satisfaction for veterans with SCI and highlights interventions targeting these relations. Impact and ImplicationsThe current study highlights the importance of assessing empathy/understanding from others as a key predictor of psychological outcomes for individuals with SCI. Clinicians and rehabilitation specialists may wish to expand practices geared toward facilitating understanding of SCI for caregivers and other individuals with close relationships to people with SCI. Clinicians and rehabilitation specialists, especially those working closely with caregivers, may wish to incorporate exercises and training modules designed to help caregivers communicate empathy, understanding, and validation. Health care facilities may introduce or expand training for staff that increases knowledge of SCI and helps facilitate empathic and caring interactions with individuals with SCI.

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“…We used an adaptation of the Appraisals of DisAbility: Primary and Secondary Scale-Short Form (ADAPSS-sf; McDonald et al, 2018). to measure understanding from others.…”

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confidence: 99%

Pain, mental health, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury.

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McDonald²,

Henry³

et al. 2022

Rehabilitation Psychology

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“…It has a 2-factor structure of “catastrophic negativity” and “determined resilience”. The ADAPSS Short-form has demonstrated validity [ 62 ].…”

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A neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural function after SCI: a randomized controlled trial protocol

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Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with autonomic imbalance and significant secondary conditions, including cardiac and brain dysfunction that adversely impact health and wellbeing. This study will investigate the effectiveness (intention-to-treat) of a neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural/brain activity in adults with SCI living in the community. Methods A two-arm parallel, randomised controlled trial in which adults with SCI living in the community post-rehabilitation will be randomly assigned to a treatment or control group. The treatment group (N = 60) aged 18–70 years with a chronic traumatic or non-traumatic SCI, will receive intervention sessions once per week for 10 weeks, designed to regulate autonomic activity using computer-based feedback of heart rate variability and controlled breathing (called HRV-F). Comprehensive neurophysiological and psychological assessment will occur at baseline, immediate post-treatment, and 6 and 12-months post-treatment. Primary outcome measures include electrocardiography/heart rate variability (to assess autonomic nervous system function) and transcranial doppler sonography (to assess cerebral blood circulation in basal cerebral arteries). Secondary outcomes measures include continuous blood pressure, electroencephalography, functional near-infrared spectroscopy, respiration/breath rate, electrooculography, cognitive capacity, psychological status, pain, fatigue, sleep and quality of life. Controls (N = 60) will receive usual community care, reading material and a brief telephone call once per week for 10 weeks and be similarly assessed over the same time period as the HRV-F group. Linear mixed model analysis with repeated measures will determine effectiveness of HRV-F and latent class mixture modelling used to determine trajectories for primary and selected secondary outcomes of interest. Discussion Treatments for improving autonomic function after SCI are limited. It is therefore important to establish whether a neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy can result in improved autonomic functioning post-SCI, as well as whether HRV-F is associated with better outcomes for secondary conditions such as cardiovascular health, cognitive capacity and mental health. Trial registration The study has been prospectively registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12621000870853.aspx). Date of Registration: 6th July 2021. Trial Sponsor: The University of Sydney, NSW 2006. Protocol version: 22/07/2021.

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“…Hope was important to all participants of the research, providing energy and power for future recovery after SCI (Dorset et al, 2017; Lohne & Severinsson, 2006). In people with SCI, hope positively correlates with life satisfaction, positive coping styles, and self-reported adjustment (Felter et al, 2017; Kennedy et al, 2009; McDonald et al, 2018). Hope also negatively correlates with life problems and negative coping strategies (Livneh & Martz, 2014).…”

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Coping Strategies of Women With Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury: The Role of Beliefs About the World, Self-Efficacy, and Disability

Byra

Gabryś

2022

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

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The present study aimed to investigate the indirect effect of appraisal of disability on the relationship between basic hope and coping strategies in women with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI), taking into account the moderating role of general self-efficacy. A cross-sectional study with 187 women with paraplegia was conducted. Main outcome measures, the Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced (COPE), the Basic Hope Inventory (BHI), Appraisals of Disability Primary and Secondary Scale (ADAPSS), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), were used. Our study showed that the strategies most commonly used by participants are seeking emotional support, religion, and acceptance. More than 45% of the respondents reveal average levels of basic hope, 58.82% reveal high levels of general self-efficacy, and most of them assessed their disability as determined resilience while noticing its negative aspects. The indirect effect of disability appraisal on the relationship between basic hope and coping strategies (denial, focus on emotions, seeking emotional support, religion, and acceptance) was confirmed. The moderating role of general self-efficacy in this analysis of mediating was also confirmed. General self-efficacy plays a significant role in explaining the relationship between basic hope and coping strategies mediated by appraisals of disability in women with long-term SCI.

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Appraisals of DisAbility Primary and Secondary Scale—Short Form (ADAPSS−sf): Psychometrics and association with mental health among U.S. military veterans with spinal cord injury.

Cited by 17 publications

References 45 publications

Pain, mental health, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury.

Pain, mental health, life satisfaction, and understanding from others in veterans with spinal cord injury.

A neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural function after SCI: a randomized controlled trial protocol

Coping Strategies of Women With Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury: The Role of Beliefs About the World, Self-Efficacy, and Disability

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