Paraplegia from spinal cord injury: Self-esteem, loneliness, and life satisfaction

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 96-103

  Tzonichaki, Ioanna ^a   Kleftaras, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Loneliness; Paraplegia; Self esteem; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARAPLEGIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036626460     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920202200302     Document Type: Article

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