Factors associated with life satisfaction among sample of persons with neurotrauma
- Författare
- Warren, Lee & Wrigley, J. Michael
- Titel
- Factors associated with life satisfaction among sample of persons with neurotrauma
- Utgivningsår
- 1996
- Tidskrift
- Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development
- Volym
- 33
- Häfte
- 4
- Sidor
- 404-409
- Sammanfattning
Factors were examined that are associated with
life satisfaction one year post-discharge for persons with a
spinal cord (SCI) or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Findings
show persons with SCI or TBI should be considered as two
distinct groups with regard to factors affecting life satisfaction
. Different strategies might be considered to affect either
group. Three psychosocial variables significantly increased
life satisfaction for persons with SCI: closeness to family, the
level of family activities, and blaming oneself for the injury.
For persons with TBI, total family satisfaction, blaming
oneself for the injury, being employed, being married, and
having memory and bowel independence significantly increased
life satisfaction . For persons with TBI, there was a
difference in the number of factors affecting life satisfaction
dependent on whether the persons blamed themselves or not.
Those who do not blame themselves show a greater number
of functional activities as indicators for their self-satisfaction.