"I am just thankful": the experience of gratitude following traumatic spinal cord injury.
Disabil Rehabil
; 35(1): 11-9, 2013 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22631562
ABSTRACT
This study explored the experience of gratitude in everyday life following traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) by applying thematic analysis to personal experience narratives. Fifteen participants including two negative cases with SCI shared individual experiences of gratitude according to five themes (a) everyday life, (b) family support, (c) new opportunities, (d) positive sense of self, and (e) gratitude to God. The findings demonstrated that participants benefited from their efforts to appraise challenging life experiences as positive. Therapists could apply intentional and guided gratitude interventions so that individuals would practice and embrace gratitude in adjusting, coping, and adapting positively to various life changes following trauma.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Traumatismos da Medula Espinal
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Atitude
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Disabil Rehabil
Assunto da revista:
REABILITACAO
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá