Psychological Well-Being After Spinal Cord Injury: Perception of Loss and Meaning Making

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-314

  deRoon Cassini, Terri A ^a   de St Aubin, Ed ^b   Valvano, Abbey ^b   Hastings, James ^c   Horn, Patricia ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

^c CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation of resources; meaning making; psychological well being; spinal cord injury; veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVORS; VETERANS;

EID: 70249129736     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016545     Document Type: Article

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