Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Objectives: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can adversely affect ones’ life and coping with it is very important. The present study reported the effects of reinforcing coping strategies using Motivational Interviewing (MI).  Methods: This was a case report of 5 males with SCI, with the Mean±SD age and time...

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Main Authors: Maryam Buhari, Auwal Abdullahi
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Language:English
Published: Negah Institute for Scientific Communication 2019-05-01
Series:Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
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Online Access:http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-925-en.html
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Auwal Abdullahi
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description Objectives: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can adversely affect ones’ life and coping with it is very important. The present study reported the effects of reinforcing coping strategies using Motivational Interviewing (MI).  Methods: This was a case report of 5 males with SCI, with the Mean±SD age and time passed since the SCI of 34±15.9 years and 20.6±16.6, respectively. The study participants were examined as part of routine clinical services at the Physiotherapy Department of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. Fifteen minutes of MI was individually provided to the study participants two times a week and for three weeks. Data were collected using the American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASCIA) impairment scale, COPE inventory, and Spinal Cord Injury-Quality of Life (SCI-QoL) questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.  Results: The obtained results revealed that all participants gained scores ranging from 3-4 on the satisfaction domain of quality of life at the baseline, which increased to 5 at the post-intervention phase. For the importance domain of quality of life, all patients had a maximum score of 5 at the baseline, which remained unchanged at post-intervention.  Discussion: People living with SCI can benefit from MI in terms of improved coping strategies. However, these findings are limited due to the nature of the study design and the sample size. Therefore, more rigorous study designs are required to further investigate the findings of this study.
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spelling doaj.art-dff12e67f3c842f9a4caffe0c72d57362022-12-22T01:43:40ZengNegah Institute for Scientific CommunicationIranian Rehabilitation Journal1735-36021735-36102019-05-01172181186Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord InjuryMaryam Buhari0Auwal Abdullahi1 Department of Physiotherapy, Sir Muhammad Sunusi Specialists Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria. Objectives: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) can adversely affect ones’ life and coping with it is very important. The present study reported the effects of reinforcing coping strategies using Motivational Interviewing (MI).  Methods: This was a case report of 5 males with SCI, with the Mean±SD age and time passed since the SCI of 34±15.9 years and 20.6±16.6, respectively. The study participants were examined as part of routine clinical services at the Physiotherapy Department of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. Fifteen minutes of MI was individually provided to the study participants two times a week and for three weeks. Data were collected using the American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASCIA) impairment scale, COPE inventory, and Spinal Cord Injury-Quality of Life (SCI-QoL) questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.  Results: The obtained results revealed that all participants gained scores ranging from 3-4 on the satisfaction domain of quality of life at the baseline, which increased to 5 at the post-intervention phase. For the importance domain of quality of life, all patients had a maximum score of 5 at the baseline, which remained unchanged at post-intervention.  Discussion: People living with SCI can benefit from MI in terms of improved coping strategies. However, these findings are limited due to the nature of the study design and the sample size. Therefore, more rigorous study designs are required to further investigate the findings of this study.http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-925-en.htmlSpinal Cord InjuryCoping strategiesMotivational interviewingQuality of Life
spellingShingle Maryam Buhari
Auwal Abdullahi
Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
Iranian Rehabilitation Journal
Spinal Cord Injury
Coping strategies
Motivational interviewing
Quality of Life
title Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
title_full Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
title_fullStr Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
title_full_unstemmed Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
title_short Motivational Interviewing to Reinforce Coping and Improve Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
title_sort motivational interviewing to reinforce coping and improve quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury
topic Spinal Cord Injury
Coping strategies
Motivational interviewing
Quality of Life
url http://irj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-925-en.html
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