Relationship Between Resilience, Adjustment, and Psychological Functioning After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Preliminary Report.
J Head Trauma Rehabil
; 30(4): 241-8, 2015.
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| ID: mdl-25931185
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the relationship between resilience, psychological distress, adjustment, and community participation after traumatic brain injury (TBI).SETTING:
Large university health system.PARTICIPANTS:
Adult survivors of mild to severe TBI (N = 96).DESIGN:
Descriptive, preliminary. MAINMEASURES:
The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (10-item version) was used to assess resilience, the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18) was used to characterize psychological distress, and the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Index (MPAI-4) was used to measure ability, adjustment, and participation.RESULTS:
Resilience scores were substantially lower than those of the general population. Significant relationships were found between resilience, psychological distress, and adjustment. Partial correlations (adjusting for the other MPAI-4 indices) showed significant correlation (P < .05) between MPAI-4 Adjustment and resilience. Partial correlations (adjusting for the other BSI-18 scales) also showed significance for Depression (P < .01) and resilience. Resilience scores differed significantly (P < .001) between individuals meeting BSI-18 caseness criteria for psychological distress (n = 55) and those not meeting criteria (n = 41).CONCLUSIONS:
Individuals with TBI are at risk for low resilience, which was found to correlate with psychological distress and psychosocial maladjustment. Developing interventions to strengthen resilience skills has the potential to improve postinjury psychosocial adjustment, an important area for future research.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stress, Psychological
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Brain Injuries
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Adaptation, Psychological
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Resilience, Psychological
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Emotional Adjustment
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Head Trauma Rehabil
Journal subject:
REABILITACAO
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TRAUMATOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article