Self-management training: a controlled investigation of its effectiveness in improving coping skills, mood and quality of life with patients with acquired physical disability
Completed
- Conditions
- Patients with acquired physical impairment (spinal cord injury and limb amputation)Mental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16193155
- Lead Sponsor
- Maynooth University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria consist of (1) being aged 18 years or older; (2) having limb amputation or spinal cord injury; (3) English speaking; (4) no more than 3 weeks previous inpatient rehabilitation for the current condition; onset of index injury/condition within 1 year.
Exclusion Criteria
unable to provide informed consent; severe cognitive impairment; presence of any other serious health condition that attending physician believes limits their ability to participate in the study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Pain: Brief pain Inventory<br>2. Depressive Symptoms: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale <br>3. Positive Affect: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Positive States of Mind scale <br>Data collected on admission to rehabilitation, 7 weeks later and at 6 months post-programme.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Restrictions in Activities and Participation:WHODAS-II and the Community Participation Indicators<br>2. Self-management knowledge, skills, confidence: Patient Activation Measure (SF)<br>3. Quality of Life: WHOQoL<br>Data collected on admission to rehabilitation, 7 weeks later and at 6 months post-programme.