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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the "World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire--Brief Version" for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
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Miller, Susan M.; Chan, Fong; Ferrin, James M.; Lin, Chen-Ping; Chan, Jacob Y. C. – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2008
This study examined the factorial structure of the "World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire--Brief Version" in a community sample of Canadians with spinal cord injuries. A confirmatory factor analysis provides evidence that the instrument is a multidimensional measure of quality of life. Additionally, the questionnaire is…
Descriptors: Injuries, Quality of Life, Questionnaires, Factor Analysis
Factor- and Item-Level Analyses of the 38-Item Activities Scale for Kids-Performance
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Bagley, Anita M.; Gorton, George E.; Bjornson, Kristie; Bevans, Katherine; Stout, Jean L.; Narayanan, Unni; Tucker, Carole A. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2011
Aim: Children and adolescents highly value their ability to participate in relevant daily life and recreational activities. The Activities Scale for Kids-performance (ASKp) instrument measures the frequency of performance of 30 common childhood activities, and has been shown to be valid and reliable. A revised and expanded 38-item ASKp (ASKp38)…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Play, Physical Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy
Comparison of Heart Rate Response to Tennis Activity between Persons with and without Spinal Cord Injuries: Implications for a Training Threshold
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Barfield, J. P.; Malone, Laurie A.; Coleman, Tristica A. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) to reach a training threshold during on-court sport activity. Monitors collected heart rate (HR) data every 5 s for 11 wheelchair tennis players (WCT) with low paraplegia and 11 able-bodied controls matched on experience and skill level (ABT).…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Racquet Sports, Injuries, Physical Disabilities
Spirituality, Loss and Recovery in Children with Disabilities
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Erickson, David V. – International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 2008
This article focuses on loss, recovery and spiritual dimensions of trauma in spinal cord injury (SCI) during adolescence. From a clinical perspective, while there are physical characteristics in common with congenital childhood disabilities such as spina bifida, life adjustment issues associated with acquired disabilities can be quite different,…
Descriptors: Accidents, Life Satisfaction, Motor Vehicles, Adolescents
Substance Use by Persons with Recent Spinal Cord Injuries.
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Heinemann, Allen W.; And Others – 1987
Substance use histories were obtained from 103 persons (16 to 63 years of age) with recent spinal cord injuries (SCI). Lifetime exposure to and current use of substances with abuse potential were substantially greater in this sample compared to a like-age national sample. Exposure to and recent use of substances with abuse potential was…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Incidence
Subjective Well-Being Among People with Spinal Cord Injuries: The Role of Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Perceived Health
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Hampton, Nan Zhang – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2004
The purpose of this study was to explore the joint contributions of demographic variables, perceived health, self-efficacy beliefs, and perceived social support to subjective well-being (SWB) in people with spinal cord injuries (SCI). One hundred twenty-seven individuals with SCI participated in the study. The results indicated that general…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Counseling, Injuries, Physical Disabilities, Self Efficacy