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Gallagher, Pamela and MacLachlan, Malcolm (1999) Psychological Adjustment and Coping in Adults With Prosthetic Limbs. Behavioral Medicine, 25 (3). pp. 117-124. ISSN 0896-4289
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Abstract
The potential mediating effects of different coping strategies on the adjustment to living with a prosthetic limb were investigated in 44 adult amputees. Participants completed a questionnaire inquiring about coping, pain, emotional well-being, demographics, and disability-related variables. The coping strategy adopted and the extent of the adjustment to the prosthetic limb varied with age, site of limb loss, and cause of amputation. Furthermore, coping style mediated the adjustment to wearing a prosthetic limb. The results are discussed in terms of future applications and research.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keywords: | adjustment; amputation; coping; prosthesis; |
| Academic Unit: | Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology |
| Item ID: | 19450 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1080/08964289909596741 |
| Depositing User: | Malcolm MacLachlan |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2025 16:03 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Behavioral Medicine |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
| Refereed: | Yes |
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| URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19450 |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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