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Patients, Partners, And Practitioners: Interactions And Meaning- Making Following Spinal Cord Injury, Alexis A. Bender
Patients, Partners, And Practitioners: Interactions And Meaning- Making Following Spinal Cord Injury, Alexis A. Bender
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Sustaining a Spinal Cord Injury at any point in time is life altering – physically, emotionally, and financially – for all persons affected by the injury, but it can place unique challenges on younger married couples. This study examines the transition to injury for 18 couples (ages 21-55). Data were collected using individual interviews with each partner at three time points following injury, as well as observation in the rehabilitation setting (Creekview). This resulted in 96 individual interviews and 300 hours of observation. Using a combination of the life course perspective and cognitive sociology as guiding theoretical frameworks and grounded …