Measuring disability-associated appraisals for veterans with spinal cord injury.

Abstract

Study findings support the internal validity and a coherent 2-factor structure of the ADAPSS-sf in an outpatient Veteran population with chronic SCI/D. Additional research is warranted to test the clinical utility of the ADAPSS-sf with Veterans with SCI/D.

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.

“…The purpose of this study was to examine several facets of the ADAPSS−sf’s psychometric properties among U.S. military veterans with SCI. First, although a two-factor, superordinate structure has been observed for the ADAPSS (Dean & Kennedy, 2009) and the ADAPSS−sf (Mignogna et al, 2015), the study sample size was small in the latter study ( N = 98), and replication would strengthen confidence in the use of the short form and two subscales. In this study, it was anticipated that factor analysis would support a two-factor model of the ADAPSS−sf (Catastrophic Negativity and Determined Resilience; Hypothesis 1).…”

“…Cognitive appraisals of adversity such as self-blame, uncontrollability, threat, catastrophic negativity, and challenge are particularly strong predictors of psychological adjustment following SCI (deRoon-Cassini, de St Aubin, Valvano, Hastings, & Brasel, 2013; Galvin & Godfrey, 2001; Kennedy et al, 2012; Mignogna, Christie, Holmes, & Ames, 2015; Peter et al, 2014; van Leeuwen, Kraaijeveld, Lindeman, & Post, 2012). People instinctively, and constantly, evaluate their environment and self-assess for indications of threat and of well-being.…”

“…A six-item, short form of the ADAPSS (ADAPSS−sf) was described in the initial validation study, but psychometric properties were not presented (Dean & Kennedy, 2009). A later study by Mignogna and colleagues (2015) examined the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the ADAPSS−sf with a sample of 98 veterans living with SCI. Factor analysis supported a two-factor structure of the ADAPSS−sf mirroring the two superordinate factors of the original scale and was found to have good validity and acceptable internal consistency (Mignogna et al, 2015).…”

“…A later study by Mignogna and colleagues (2015) examined the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the ADAPSS−sf with a sample of 98 veterans living with SCI. Factor analysis supported a two-factor structure of the ADAPSS−sf mirroring the two superordinate factors of the original scale and was found to have good validity and acceptable internal consistency (Mignogna et al, 2015). Concurrent validity was supported by the finding that the ADAPSS−sf was strongly correlated with measures of depression and life satisfaction.…”

Psychological outcomes of MRSA isolation in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

“…The ADAPSS-SF [48] is a self-evaluative measure of SCI impact and disability that is used to determine how patients perceive their own coping resources, the perceived adequacy of such resources and the likelihood that these can be employed effectively [49][50][51]. The measure comprises six items and has a 6-point Likert scale to measure how participants perceive their sense of disability in the context of their SCI.…”