A review of the use and psychometric properties of the chronic pain acceptance questionnaires.
This review summarizes data presented in published psychometric papers evaluating the measurement properties of the Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) measures. The CPAQ measures quantify levels of acceptance of chronic pain across two facets of acceptance: willingness to experience rather than avoid or control pain and engagement in daily activities and life goals despite the presence of pain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - February 15, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Development and pilot testing of a web-based symptom management program for multiple sclerosis: My MS toolkit.
Conclusions: My MS Toolkit is an accessible, stakeholder-informed, web-based MS symptom self-management program that demonstrated a clinically significant positive impact on symptoms in a proportion of participants. More research is needed to further examine the effects of this program and elucidate who is most likely to benefit from this type of self-guided intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - February 4, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Disability community and mental health among college students with physical disabilities.
Conclusions/Implications: These findings suggest that living in a disability community may be associated with feeling socially supported and improved mental health outcomes among college students with physical disabilities. Universities and other stakeholders should consider implementing programs to foster disability community among students with physical disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - February 4, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Exploring meanings of successful aging among people with long-term spinal cord injury.
Conclusions/Implications: This study presents an initial, SCI-specific understanding of meanings and influences on SA. Although there were similarities between our findings and previous SA models, pertinent differences were also identified. Findings highlight that supporting quality participation experiences for people aging with long-term SCI may be an important direction SCI organizations can take to support their membership. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
The impact of stigma on psychosocial outcomes following spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional analysis of stigma-mediated relationships.
Conclusions/Implication: Stigma is an important psychological factor associated with several person- and injury-related characteristics and psychosocial outcomes. Furthermore, stigma mediates particular relationships between sociodemographic or injury-related characteristics and outcomes. These findings will inform the development of interventions designed to mitigate stigma’s negative impact on outcomes such as mood, quality of life, and participation after SCI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Avoidance and endurance coping after mild traumatic brain injury are associated with disability outcomes.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that avoidance and endurance behavior are distinct coping styles with unique trajectories during the subacute recovery period. The results also support the need for psychologically informed early interventions that target specific profiles of maladaptive coping to mitigate risk for poor outcomes post-mTBI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Assessment of impaired self-awareness by cognitive domain after traumatic brain injury.
Conclusion: This study revealed most participants did not change their self-appraisal in response to completing neuropsychological testing alone. In conjunction with our findings that suggest global self-awareness measures may not adequately capture domain-specific self-awareness deficits in chronic TBI, this study provides support for development of targeted self-awareness assessment tools and the need for structured feedback, rather than naturalistic feedback alone, to improve self-awareness in chronic TBI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Differential effects of deployment and nondeployment mild TBI on neuropsychological outcomes.
This study evaluated differential and interaction effects of deployment and nondeployment mild TBI on cognitive and behavioral health outcomes. Research Method: Combat veterans (N = 293) who passed performance-validity measures completed the Mid-Atlantic MIRECC Assessment of TBI (MMA-TBI), Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Scale (CAPS-5), a neuropsychological assessment battery, and self-report questionnaires. A 2 × 2 × 2 analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to evaluate the main and interaction effects across mild TBI groups and PTSD diagnosis. Results: Deployment TBI was associated with p...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Acceptability of cognitive anxiety sensitivity treatment among veterans with mTBI.
Conclusions: Acceptability of the CAST intervention in this sample was generally supported. Feasibility of implementing CAST in this study was limited by technological issues. Data did not indicate a critical need to revise content of the CAST intervention. Identified strategies for increasing the feasibility of future research and clinical implementation of CAST are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
The meaning of social support for persons with serious mental illness: A family member perspective.
Conclusion: Results advance our understanding of SMI-specific types of social support by describing five support categories grounded in the voices of family members supporting a loved one with SMI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - December 31, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
The COVID-19 pandemic, stress, and trauma in the disability community: A call to action.
Conclusions/Implications: Rehabilitation psychologists and other professionals should be aware of the potential for trauma and stress among disabled clients and work with them to mitigate its effects. Additionally, psychologists should also work with the disability community and disabled colleagues to address systemic and institutional ableism and its intersections with other forms of oppression. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - October 29, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Review of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory.
Conclusions/Implications: The NSI has acceptable reliability and some evidence supporting its validity in measuring neurobehavioral symptoms. Although not intended to diagnose TBI, the NSI has value for clinicians and researchers in characterizing the presence and severity of symptom complaints and tracking symptomatic change in persons with TBI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - October 29, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Relationship of medical comorbidities to psychological health at 2 and 5 years following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
This study further highlights the complexity of patients with TBI and the importance of identifying medical comorbidities as they provide potential targets for intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - October 29, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
The unique contribution of character strengths to quality of life in persons with multiple sclerosis.
Conclusions: The findings of this study provide support for the development of character strengths interventions to help increase quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: Rehabilitation Psychology)
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - August 20, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
Clinical utility and psychometric properties of the Apathy Evaluation Scale.
The Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES) is a tool utilized with individuals with brain injury, neurocognitive disorders, and other mixed populations to quantify and characterize apathy in adults. The scale “treats apathy as a psychological dimension defined by simultaneous deficits in the overt behavioral, cognitive, and emotional concomitants of goal-directed behavior.” It has three versions: self-rated (AES-S), clinician-rated (AES-C), and informant-rated (AES-I). Using factor analysis, Marin and colleagues identified three factors for the scale, including general apathy, disinterest or amotivation, and lack of concern. Th...
Source: Rehabilitation Psychology - August 17, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research
