Caregiver social problem-solving abilities and family member adjustment to recent-onset physical disability Academic Article

abstract

• Objective: The authors examined the relation of caregiver problem- solving abilities to patient adjustment. Design: Correlational methods were used to test the hypothesis. Participants: Data from 11 male and 55 female caregivers were matched with data from 38 men and 18 women with recent spinal cord injuries. Main Outcome Measures: The Acceptance of Disability Scale score and pressure sore diagnosis were the outcome measures. Results: Caregiver tendencies to impulsively and carelessly solve problems were associated with lower acceptance of disability and were significantly predictive of pressure sore diagnosis among those returning for a medical evaluation 1 year later. Conclusions: Caregiver characteristics are associated with the adjustment of persons with SCI and warrant consideration in terms of psychological interventions and health policy.

authors

• Elliott, Timothy

published proceedings

• REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Elliott, T. R., Shewchuk, R. M., & Richards, J. S.

citation count

• 67

complete list of authors

• Elliott, TR||Shewchuk, RM||Richards, JS

publication date

• April 1999

publisher

• American Psychological Association (APA)  Publisher

published in

• Rehabilitation Psychology  Journal

keywords

• 42 Health Sciences
• 4203 Health Services And Systems
• 52 Psychology
• 5203 Clinical And Health Psychology
• Behavioral And Social Science
• Clinical Research
• Neurodegenerative
• Physical Injury - Accidents And Adverse Effects
• Rehabilitation
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Head And Spine Injury

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1037/0090-5550.44.1.104

start page

• 104

end page

• 123

volume

• 44

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0090-5550.44.1.104