Pilot evaluation of a coping-oriented supportive program for people with spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation
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Purpose To report the feasibility and preliminary effects of a psychosocial care program entitled "coping-oriented supportive program" (COSP) for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) during inpatient rehabilitation. Methods This was a pilot test of the COSP using a convenience sample of 22 participants with SCI (11 participants per group) with pre- and post-test, comparison group design. The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the COSP were examined. Results Nine patients with SCI in the intervention group and 11 in the comparison group who completed five or more sessions of the intervention were included in the data analysis. The COSP was feasible with high levels of recruitment, retention and protocol adherence. Good acceptability was suggested by the participants' feedback on the intervention program. The intervention group had a statistically significant greater improvement in self-efficacy (z = -1.978, p = 0.048), life enjoyment and satisfaction (z = -2.801, p = 0.005), and satisfaction of social support (z = -2.298, p = 0.022) at post-test, when compared to the comparison group. Whereas, no significant improvement was found for coping. Conclusions Our findings support the feasibility and acceptability of the COSP, and suggest that this intervention is a promising psychosocial care program to enhance people's life satisfaction and well-being as well as the satisfaction of social support after SCI. Further testing of this program with a larger-sized and…
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Two main waves of cognitive behavioral therapies and coping-oriented strategies have been utilized in prior research on individuals with SCI to alleviate depression and anxiety.
“Two main waves of cognitive behavioral therapies and coping-oriented strategies have been utilized in prior research on individuals with SCI to alleviate depression and anxiety [9-11].”
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- Authors
- Li, Y., Bressington, D., & Chien, W.-T.
- Affiliations
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Li, Yan
- Venue
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2017-10-10
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 182-190
- ISSN
- 0963-8288 (ISSN-L)
- 1464-5165
- OpenAlex
- W2762942296
- Cited by
- 12
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Disability and Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Medical Practices and Rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Keywords
- spinal cord injury, psychosocial care, inpatient rehabilitation, self-efficacy, life satisfaction, social support, well-being, feasibility and acceptability, culturally sensitive interventions
- MeSH terms
- Psychosocial Support Systems, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Female, Hong Kong, Humans, Inpatients, Male, Middle Aged, Pilot Projects, Spinal Cord Injuries, Program Evaluation, Treatment Outcome, Patient Satisfaction, Self Efficacy
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