1995
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1995.tb01496.x
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Traumatic spinal cord injury and psychological impact: A cross‐sectional analysis of coping strategies

Abstract: Many studies have suggested a relationship between coping strategies used to deal with stressors and levels of psychological well-being. To explore this further the current study examined such relationships in people who have sustained a spinal cord injury. Measures of psychological impact and coping strategies were taken from those in their sixth week post-injury (N = 41) and those between four and seven years post-injury (N = 30). The results were analysed using stepwise multiple regression. This provided a … Show more

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“…At 6 weeks, 76 out of the 100 people approached agreed to participate, and 45 from the same cohort were re-examined 1 year post discharge. Thirty-one patients were lost at followup, but in a related study of the same cohort (Kennedy, 1995) 9 no signi®cant functional or demographic di erences were found between those who responded and those who dropped out. Ethical approval was obtained.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 87%
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“…At 6 weeks, 76 out of the 100 people approached agreed to participate, and 45 from the same cohort were re-examined 1 year post discharge. Thirty-one patients were lost at followup, but in a related study of the same cohort (Kennedy, 1995) 9 no signi®cant functional or demographic di erences were found between those who responded and those who dropped out. Ethical approval was obtained.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 87%
“…It has been used extensively with SCI patients. 15,16 4 The State Anxiety Inventory 17 is a 20 item questionnaire assessing symptoms of anxiety and has been used with this population. 15 5 Coping Strategies were assessed using the COPE.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9,10 The coping factor Social reliance was associated with elevated psychological distress. One possible explanation might be that this strategy involves externalising control, and elevated external control attributions have been associated with higher levels of psychological distress and depression in SCL.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…However, a number of weaknesses have been noted concerning the psychometric stability in the coping questionnaire used 6 (the Ways of Coping Checklist (revised)). 7 Two other studies using another coping measure (COPE) 8 and controlling for functional independence, marital satisfaction and duration of disability 9 and functional independence, 10 found coping strategies to be the strongest predictors of psychological distress, while marital satisfaction had no e ect at all. However, another study using the same coping measure failed to detect di erences in coping strategies between a coping e ectiveness training group of SCL participants and matched controls, although psychological distress was signi®cantly reduced in the intervention group.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…34 This measure has been successfully used with a SCI population. 35 Three subscales found in previous research 35 to be associated with adjustment were used: positive reinterpretation, behavioural disengagement and planning. Higher scores indicate the greater use of a particular coping style.…”
Section: Outcome Measuresmentioning
confidence: 99%