Exploring positive adjustment in people with spinal cord injury

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1043-1054

  Dibb, Bridget ^a   Ellis Hill, Caroline ^b   Donovan Hall, Margaret ^c   Burridge, Jane ^c   Rushton, David ^d  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Positive adjustment; Qualitative; Spinal cord injury; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84906573017     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105313483158     Document Type: Article

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