Factors influencing acceptance of disability in individuals with spinal cord injury in Neiva, Colombia, South America

Nicholls, Elizabeth; Lehan, Tara; Plaza, Silvia Leonor Olivera; Deng, Xiaoyan; Romero, Jose Libardo Perdomo; Pizarro, Jose Anselmo Arango; Arango‐Lasprilla, Juan Carlos

doi:10.3109/09638288.2011.631684

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“…Mobilization of internal and external resources in the face of adversity allows individuals to adapt, cope and successfully recover from a stressful incident [5]. This form of resilience can be measured by the CD-RISC.…”

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“…Burns can alter an individual's appearance and cause physical pain and disability, while also causing psychological pain, thus hindering the process of rehabilitation. To some extent, an individual's acceptance of their disability and psychological resilience are good indicators of their ability to cope with their situation [5,6]. In order to investigate whether the levels of these indicators could affect the development of PTSD, the acceptance of disability, psychological resilience and PTSD incidence were examined in patients with burns.…”

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The impact of acceptance of disability and psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress disorders in burn patients

Xia

Kong

Shi

et al. 2014

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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Burns Post-traumatic Psychological resilience Stress disorders a b s t r a c t Objective: To investigate the impact of acceptance of disability and psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) in patients with burns.Methods: A total of 127 patients with burns were asked to complete PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version, Acceptance of Disability Scale and ConnoreDavidson Resilience Scale questionnaires. Results were evaluated using correlational and regression analyses.Results: The incidence of PTSD in burn patients was 37.80% (48/127), with an overall average checklist score of 45.78 ± 15.29 points. PTSD was negatively correlated with the level of disability acceptance and psychological resilience (p < 0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that the depth of burn, marital status, degree of subordination, self-value and selfimprovement were factors influencing the incidence PTSD.Conclusion: Nurses should screen and identify patients with PTSD as early as possible and provide proper psychological interventions to help them accept the reality of disability and improve the level of psychological resilience.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The impact of acceptance of disability and psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress disorders in burn patients

Xia

Kong

Shi

et al. 2014

International Journal of Nursing Sciences

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“…Studies conducted in developing nations have found similar comorbid psychosocial experiences. Two studies from Colombia found that individuals with SCI reported poorer overall health related quality of life (e.g., role limitations related to social functioning, role limitations related to physical functioning, lower general health, and higher pain; Arango-Lasprilla, Nicholls, Olivera, Perdomo, & Arango, 2010) and low rates of acceptance and comorbid depression (Nicholls et al, 2011).…”

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Spinal Cord Injury Functional Impairment and Caregiver Mental Health in a Colombian Sample: An Exploratory Study

Wiese¹,

Leibach²,

Perrin³

et al. 2015

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psicología desde el caribe issn 0123-417x (impreso) issn 2011-7485 (on line) Vol. 32, n.° 3, septiembre-diciembre 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.14482/psdc.32.3.6593 Spinal Cord Injury Functional Impairment and Caregiver Mental Health in a colombian sample: An exploratory study Deficiencias funcionales en pacientes con lesiones de la médula espinal y la salud mental del cuidador: un estudio exploratorio en una muestra colombiana AbstractLimited literature has examined the connections between caregiver mental health and the physical and psychosocial functioning of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Latin America, despite the dearth of services and unique needs of this population. The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationships between caregiver mental health (anxiety, burden, depression, satisfaction with life, and self-esteem) and SCI physical and psychosocial functional impairments in a Colombian sample. Forty SCI caregivers were recruited from Neiva, Colombia, and completed measures of SCI impairments and their own mental health. Greater SCI impairments, and caregiver stress due to those impairments, were associated with higher caregiver depression and anxiety, although only patient psychosocial functional impairments and related caregiver stress were uniquely associated with caregiver depression. Due to the collectivist nature of and the importance of family in many Latino cultures, mental health interventions for family members who provide care for an individual with SCI having greater psychosocial impairments may be particularly important. Palabras clave: SCI impairment, caregivers, mental health. ResumenPoca literatura ha examinado las relaciones entre salud mental del cuidador y funcionamiento físico y psicosocial de las personas con traumatismo de médula espinal en América Latina, a pesar de la escasez de servicios y necesidades únicas de esta población. El propósito del presente estudio fue examinar las relaciones entre la salud mental del cuidador (ansiedad, sobrecarga, depresión, satisfacción con la vida y autoestima) y las discapacidades físicas y psicosociales de personas con traumatismo de médula espinal en una muestra colombiana. Cuarenta cuidadores de personas con traumatismo de médula espinal fueron reclutados en Neiva, Colombia, quienes completaron medidas de discapacidad del traumatismo de mé-dula espinal y de su propia salud mental. Mayores niveles de discapacidad en personas con traumatismo de médula espinal y niveles de estrés del cuidador debido a esas discapacidades, fueron asociadas con mayores niveles de depresión y ansiedad en el cuidador, aunque sólo las discapacidades psicosociales de los pacientes y el estrés relacionado con el cuidador fueron asociados con la depresión en el cuidador. Debido a la naturaleza colectivista y la importancia de la familia en la mayoría de las culturas latinas, las intervenciones centradas en la salud mental de los familiares que cuidan de personas con traumatismo de la medula espinal pueden ser particularmente importantes.

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“…The redefinition is a shift from comparing oneself with others to focusing on other assets or abilities one has, shifting one's focus from how one is damaged to other values, not interpreting damage as applying to all areas of one's life, and reducing the importance of one's body or appearance (7). Acceptance of disability has been explained from the perspective of looking at oneself as "other than ability" (8) and conceptualized as acceptance of loss. Furthermore, a person's acceptance of disability is likely to be associated with better adjustment to disability.…”

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Rasch Analysis of the Disability Acceptance Scale for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

Park

2019

Front. Neurol.

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Background: Acceptance of disability has been considered an important factor in rehabilitation procedures. The Disability Acceptance Scale (DAS) was used in a panel survey, and it is likely that this scale will be increasingly used. This study aimed to determine the psychometric characteristics of the DAS by applying a Rasch model, an application of item response theory.Methods: Data were collected using the DAS with 84 individuals with cerebral palsy. The response data were analyzed for item fitness and item difficulty, rating scale fit, and reliability.Results: Three of the nine DAS items had low fitness. Analysis of item difficulty showed that the item difficulty needs to be modified, suggesting the need to add some items with higher difficulty and some with lower difficulty. The 5-point Likert scale used in the evaluation questionnaires was not appropriate. An analysis of the six remaining items showed high levels of subject separation reliability and separation reliability of the items.Conclusions: This study is significant because it identified the psychometric characteristics of the DAS through item response theory-based Rasch analysis and suggested the need to modify the item fitness and difficulty level. A modified six-item version of the DAS with a 4-point Likert scale was proposed as being more suitable.

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Factors influencing acceptance of disability in individuals with spinal cord injury in Neiva, Colombia, South America

Cited by 35 publications

References 30 publications

The impact of acceptance of disability and psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress disorders in burn patients

The impact of acceptance of disability and psychological resilience on post-traumatic stress disorders in burn patients

Spinal Cord Injury Functional Impairment and Caregiver Mental Health in a Colombian Sample: An Exploratory Study

Rasch Analysis of the Disability Acceptance Scale for Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

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