Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the usefulness of the Grief Recovery Method in assisting persons with spinal cord injuries to achieve as complete a recovery as possible, thereby allowing for fuller participation in life.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALThe Grief Recovery Method
The Grief Recovery Method is a structured process designed to help people with spinal cord injuries examine their knowledge of their injury, their emotional reaction to their injury, and their ability to acknowledge their grief over the injury in order to learn techniques to resolve the grief in order to achieve a more complete recovery. Participants will attend a total of 18 sessions, some one-on-one, and some in a group setting. The Grief Recovery Handbook, handouts, DVD (digital video disc) presentations and questionnaires will be used. Targeted activities to decrease isolation and assist volunteers to identify goals for recovery will be utilized.
Sponsors
Dr. Karen Ethans
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\* Persons with a spinal cord injury who are willing to participate in the program.
Exclusion criteria
\* Unable or unwilling to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Impact of Event Scale | At Sessions 1 and 18. (Baseline and month 4) | A self-administered questionnaire with 22 questions designed to measure the subjective response to a specific traumatic event (for this study, the event is the spinal cord injury). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Modified Grief Inventory | At Sessions 1and 18 (baseline and month 4). | A self-reported 2-part questionnaire that asks the volunteer to circle responses to questions about past behavior and present feelings about their spinal cord injury. |
| The Coping with Health Injuries and Problems | At sessions 1 and 18 (Baseline and month 4) | A 32-question self-reported scale that measures coping with illness. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactGail Burnside
Outcome results
None listed