Abstract
Objectives:
To study disability-management self-efficacy (DMSE) and its correlates in a large sample of Dutch people with long-standing spinal cord injury (SCI). DMSE is the confidence that people with SCI may have in their ability to manage the consequences of their condition with respect to the various domains in their life. Research questions were: (1) What is the level of DMSE in Dutch people with long-standing SCI?; (2) Is DMSE associated with demographic and lesion characteristics?; and (3) Is DMSE associated with participation and life satisfaction if these associations are adjusted for demographic and lesion characteristics and mood?
Methods:
Eligible people were identified from all eight rehabilitation centers with a specialty in SCI rehabilitation in the Netherlands (N=261). Data were collected using a self-report questionnaire. DMSE was measured using the University of Washington Self-Efficacy Scale–Short Form (UW-SES-6). Correlation and linear regression analyses were used.
Results:
Levels of UW-SES-6 scores were largely independent of demographic and lesion characteristics. UW-SES-6 scores were bivariately moderately to strongly associated with mood (0.47), participation (0.39–0.51) and life satisfaction (0.46). In the regression analyses, UW-SES-6 scores still explained a significant amount of variance of participation (standardized β 0.31–0.33) and life satisfaction (standardized β 0.21) when controlling for demographic and lesion characteristics and mood, and explained an additional 3.2–8.1% of the variance of participation and life satisfaction.
Conclusion:
DMSE is a psychological resource associated with higher levels of participation and life satisfaction after SCI. The UW-SES-6 is a brief and easy to use measure of this psychological resource.
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ALLRISC group LHV van der Woude9, TWJ Janssen10, H Bussmann11, C Smit12, M Sloots12, D van Kuppevelt13, H Rijken13, W Faber14, L Valent14, G Snoek15, M Schuitemaker15, F Woldring16, H Bongers17, S Slangen17, M Wynants17, T Sluis18, R Broeksteeg18, P Luthart19 9University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Human Movement Sciences, Center for Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands; 10MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 11Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 12Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Centre, Reade, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 13Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; 14Rehabilitation Center Heliomare, Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands; 15Roessingh Rehabilitation Center, Enschede, The Netherlands; 16University Medical Center Groningen, Center for Rehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, The Netherlands; 17Adelante Zorggroep, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands; 18Rijndam Rehabilitation Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 19Rehabilitation Center De Hoogstraat, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Cijsouw, A., Adriaansen, J., Tepper, M. et al. Associations between disability-management self-efficacy, participation and life satisfaction in people with long-standing spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 55, 47–51 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2016.80
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