Spinal Cord Injuries - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine factors influencing disease-management self-efficacy in individuals with spinal cord injury. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS: Forty-nine community-dwelling individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (mean ... Read more...

Children's reports of activity and participation after sustaining a spinal cord injury: a cognitive interviewing study.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the readability, comprehension and response processes of test items designed to measure activity performance and participation by children with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS: Eleven parents and 33 children participated. ... Read more...

A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan.

29 Sep 2009 Lin M-R, Hwang H-F, Yu W-Y, Chen C-Y. A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan. OBJECTIVE: To examine comprehensively the effects of physical, psychologic, and sociologic characteristics ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Spinal Cord Injuries - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Association of depression and pain interference with disease-management self-efficacy in community-dwelling individuals with spinal cord injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Children's reports of activity and participation after sustaining a spinal cord injury: a cognitive interviewing study. 29 Sep 2009
• A prospective study of factors influencing return to work after traumatic spinal cord injury in Taiwan. 29 Sep 2009
• Risk of mortality after spinal cord injury: an 8-year prospective study. 29 Sep 2009
• Spinal Cord Independence Measure, version III: applicability to the UK spinal cord injured population. 30 Aug 2009
• Life satisfaction and self-reported problems after spinal cord injury: measurement of underlying dimensions. 30 Jul 2009
• Psychological well-being after spinal cord injury: perception of loss and meaning making. 30 Jul 2009
• Association of daily stressors and salivary cortisol in spinal cord injury. 30 Jul 2009
• Influence of race/ethnicity on divorce/separation 1, 2, and 5 years post spinal cord injury. 30 Jul 2009
• [Helping spinal cord injured patients discover new body sensations] 29 Jun 2009
• Promoting family integrity to inspire hope in rehabilitation patients: strategies to provide evidence-based care. 29 Jun 2009
• Staying physically active after spinal cord injury: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to exercise participation. 30 May 2009
• Dose and chemical modification considerations for continuous cyclic AMP analog delivery to the injured CNS. 29 Apr 2009
• Psychological benefits of virtual reality for patients in rehabilitation therapy. 29 Apr 2009
• Coping effectiveness training during acute rehabilitation of spinal cord injury/dysfunction: a randomized clinical trial. 29 Apr 2009
• Measuring appraisals following acquired spinal cord injury: a preliminary psychometric analysis of the appraisals of disability. 29 Apr 2009
• Improving measurement properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 with rating scale analysis. 29 Apr 2009
• Pain in individuals who suffered a spinal cord injury. How does pain interfere. Hope for improved management. 29 Apr 2009
• Response factors surrounding progression of pressure ulcers in community-residing adults with spinal cord injury. 29 Apr 2009
• Meaning of context in recapturing self-care after stroke or spinal cord injury. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Spinal Cord Injuries'

Definition: Penetrating and non-penetrating injuries to the spinal cord resulting from traumatic external forces (e.g., WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WHIPLASH INJURIES; etc.).

Descriptor UI: D013119

Alternative terms: Spinal Cord Injuries; Myelopathy, Traumatic; Myelopathies, Traumatic; Traumatic Myelopathies; Traumatic Myelopathy; Spinal Cord Trauma; Cord Trauma, Spinal; Cord Traumas, Spinal; Spinal Cord Traumas; Trauma, Spinal Cord; Traumas, Spinal Cord; Injuries, Spinal Cord; Cord Injuries, Spinal; Cord Injury, Spinal; Injury, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Injury; Spinal Cord Transection; Cord Transection, Spinal; Cord Transections, Spinal; Spinal Cord Transections; Transection, Spinal Cord; Transections, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Laceration; Cord Laceration, Spinal; Cord Lacerations, Spinal; Laceration, Spinal Cord; Lacerations, Spinal Cord; Spinal Cord Lacerations; Post-Traumatic Myelopathy; Myelopathies, Post-Traumatic; Myelopathy, Post-Traumatic; Post Traumatic Myelopathy; Post-Traumatic Myelopathies; Spinal Cord Contusion; Contusion, Spinal Cord; Contusions, Spinal Cord; Cord Contusion, Spinal; Cord Contusions, Spinal; Spinal Cord Contusions;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.228.854.770; C10.900.850; C21.866.819;

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific vertebra (NIM) to locate site on spinal cord