PT Journal
AU Lannem, MA
TI PHYSICAL EXERCISE, STRESS, COPING, BURNOUT AND FATIGUE IN PERSONS WITH INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY
SO European Journal of Adapted Physical Activity
PY 2013
BP 47
EP 57
VL 6
IS 2
DI 10.5507/euj.2013.010
DE incomplete spinal cord injury; physical exercise; psychological aspects
AB The aim of this study was first to examine the prevalence of burnout and fatigue in a sample of persons with incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The second aim was to investigate how self-perceptions of exercise and coping with disability-stress influenced the association between stress caused by disability and burnout or fatigue. A mailed survey was performed. A total of 186 persons, 142 males and 44 females, ages between 18 - 87 years, were included in the study. Years post-injury ranged from 2 to 55. The main findings were that 15 % experienced burnout and 63% perceived fatigue or borderline fatigue. In order to perform path analysis, the method described by Baron and Kenny (1986) was used. Stress caused by the disability was indirectly linked to burnout and fatigue. Physical exercise and degree of coping with the disability-stress buffered the negative effects from stress caused by the disability on both burnout and fatigue.
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