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NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 57-66Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/0894318408327295
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adaptation; family; Roy adaptation model; spinal cord injury
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Based on the coy adaptation model, this cross-sectional study was conducted with 15 spinal cord injured individuals and their family members to examine the physical, emotional, functional, and social components of adaptation to spinal cord injury at 1 year (n = 7 dyads) and 3 years (n = 8 dyads) post-injury. Findings indicate that spinal cord injured individuals and their family members, regardless of time since the initial injury, have a moderate level of adaptation and adjustment to spinal cord injury. The data suggested that adaptation to spinal cord injury during the first 3 years can be enhanced by providing ongoing social and educational support for not only the injured individuals, but also their family members.
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