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SynthesisSpinal cord2020

The associations of acceptance with quality of life and mental health following spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

Anders Aaby, Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn, Helge Kasch, Tonny Elmose Andersen

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Spinal cord, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  17. Ten years of living with an injured spinal cord: A qualitative longitudinal study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Anders AabyInCoRE, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. aaaby@health.sdu.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7698-4371
Sophie Lykkegaard RavnInCoRE, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Helge KaschSpinal Cord Injury Center of Western Denmark, Viborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-4946
Tonny Elmose AndersenInCoRE, Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designSystematic review.

objectivesTo identify, critically appraise, and synthesize research findings on the associations between acceptance, quality of life (QOL), and mental health outcomes in individuals living with spinal cord injury (SCI).

methodsFive databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus) were systematically searched. Studies were included if they provided findings on the association between acceptance and QOL, mental health outcomes, or both in an SCI population aged 16 years or older. Only peer-reviewed original quantitative and qualitative studies were included. Screening, quality assessment, and data extraction were conducted independently by two researchers. Findings were tabulated and synthesized by outcome.

resultsForty-one studies were included. Greater acceptance was consistently associated with greater global and psychological QOL, life satisfaction, sense of well-being, mental health, and with lower levels of depression and anxiety. Inconsistent evidence was found with regards to social QOL and post-traumatic stress disorder. Acceptance was generally not associated with adjustment outcomes further than 2 years into the future. Study quality of the quantitative studies was mostly fair (n = 17) followed by good (n = 13), and poor (n = 9).

conclusionHealth-care professionals may regard acceptance as a psychological resource they can aim to support in improving QOL and mental health following SCI. A range of methodological and conceptual limitations were present in the research. Future studies should prioritize longitudinal designs, consider dyadic effects, explore subjective meaning(s) of acceptance, and investigate the effectiveness of therapeutic approaches that stimulate the acceptance process.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalPersonal SatisfactionAdolescentAdultAgedAnxietyDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSpinal Cord InjuriesStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung Adult

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PMID31719667

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