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Motivation and the coping process of adults with disabilities
— a qualitative study | | Author(s) | Barbara Brillhart, Kelly Johnson |
| Journal title | Rehabilitation Nursing, vol 22, no 5, Sept/Oct 1997 |
| Pages | pp 249-256 |
| Keywords | Physical disabilities ; Rehabilitation ; Adjustment ; Attitude ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Adults with disabilities who have completed rehabilitation programmes and have returned to active lifestyles are experts in the importance of motivation after an illness or injury. This American qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 9 men and 3 women who had completed a spinal cord injury rehabilitation programme at a rehabilitation hospital. Subjects were asked two questions. First, what helped motivate you during rehabilitation to return to an active, productive life? Second, how did rehabilitation nurses and staff assist you with that process? An analysis of the interviews revealed five motivational categories - independence, education, socialisation, self-esteem, and realisation - within the specific themes of nursing and healthcare interventions. Gaining insight into the motivation of adults who have coped with disabilities effectively can help rehabilitation nurses determine how they can promote the motivation that clients need to achieve a quality lifestyle. (OFFPRINT.) (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010323203 A |
| Classmark | BN: LM: DR: DP: 3DP: 7T * |
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