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The Sense of Well-Being Inventory as a Quality of Life Measure for People With Spinal Cord Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Denise Catalano ,
Jeong-Han Kim ,
Nicole M. Ditchman ,
Hyun-Uk Shin ,
Jungeun Lee  and
Fong Chan
Denise Catalano*
Affiliation:
University of North Texas, United States of America. [email protected]
Jeong-Han Kim
Affiliation:
Ball State University, United States of America.
Nicole M. Ditchman
Affiliation:
Illinois Institute of Technology, United States of America.
Hyun-Uk Shin
Affiliation:
Jeonju University, People's Republic of China.
Jungeun Lee
Affiliation:
Florida Atlantic University, United States of America.
Fong Chan
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, United States of America.
*
*Address for correspondence: Denise Catalano at the Department of Rehabilitation, Social Work and Addictions, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #311456, Denton, TX, 76203-1456, USA
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to validate the Sense of Well-Being Inventory (SWBI), a quality of life measure, for people with spinal cord injury. Four hundred and five participants were recruited from the Canadian Paraplegia Association for this study. The participants were asked to complete a research packet containing a demographic questionnaire, the SWBI, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Acceptance of Disability Scale. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the SWBI and correlational analyses of the SWBI factors with other psychosocial variables were conducted. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses validated a four-factor structure (financial, family and social, psychological, and physical wellbeing) for the SWBI. SWBI factors are positively related to self-esteem and disability acceptance. With continuing research to document reliability and validity, the SWBI appears to have great potential as a vocational rehabilitation outcome measurement for people with spinal cord injury.

Keywords

sense of wellbeingquality of liferehabilitationspinal cord injury
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , 01 November 2010 , pp. 57 - 72
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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