Psychological resources in spinal cord injury: A systematic literature review

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 188-201

  Peter, C ^a,b   Muller R ^a,b   Cieza, A ^a,b   Geyh, S ^a,c  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

adjustment; psychological resource; quality of life; resilience; self efficacy; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLECT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OPTIMISM; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84857920747     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2011.125     Document Type: Review

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