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Predicting Caregiver and Family Quality of Life in Families with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Brockberg, Kerry; Smedema, Susan Miller – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore caregiver and family quality of life in families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). To better understand the experience of caregivers and families of children with ASD, a family systems perspective using constructs from a psychosocial adjustment model of disability (i.e., role impact…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Family (Sociological Unit), Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Factor Structure of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths-72 in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis
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Bhattarai, Muna; Huang, Yunzhen; Rios, Yazmin Castruita; Smedema, Susan Miller – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2021
Background: Research on character strengths in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) is lacking. Moreover, measures of character strengths have not been validated in this population, limiting the opportunities for further investigation. Objective: To investigate the factor structure of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA)-72 in a…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Values, Neurological Impairments, Personality Measures
Core Self-Evaluations as Personal Factors in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Model: An Application in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury
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Yaghmanian, Rana; Smedema, Susan Miller; Thompson, Kerry – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate Chan, Gelman, Ditchman, Kim, and Chiu's (2009) revised World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) model using core self-evaluations (CSE) to account for Personal Factors in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Method: One hundred eighty-seven adults with SCI were…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Adults
Psychometric Validation of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0-Twelve-Item Version in Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
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Smedema, Susan Miller; Ruiz, Derek; Mohr, Michael J. – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate the factorial and concurrent validity and internal consistency reliability of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) 12-item version in persons with spinal cord injuries. Method: Two hundred forty-seven adults with spinal cord injuries completed an online survey consisting of the WHODAS…
Descriptors: Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Adults, Online Surveys