Associations between post-traumatic growth and wisdom in people with long-term paraplegia - the role of disability appraisals and participation.

CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between PTG and wisdom is complex and indirect in people with long-term paraplegia. The mediating variables of disability appraisals and P/A explained the variance in PTG, with P/A playing a more significant role. Findings suggest that long-term SCI may correlate with experiencing high levels of PTG and wisdom, and more positive disability appraisals. Implications for rehabilitation PTG is associated with life wisdom in people with long-term SCI, with a significant contribution of disability appraisal and P/A. Therapists can increase these people's awareness about the possibility of experiencing PTG and maintaining positive changes, despite long-term SCI. Therapists can support people with long-term SCI in maintaining or extending the possibilities of participation and autonomous decision-making about their daily activities, which in consequence may be important for increasing their life wisdom. PMID: 33417504 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research