Spinal cord injury peer mentorship: applying self-determination theory to explain quality of life and participation
| Résumé | Objectives: To investigate the role of spinal cord injury (SCI) peer mentorship on quality of life (QoL)/participation, and test a self-determination theory model that explains the role of SCI peer mentorship on these outcomes. Design: A static group comparison design.Setting:Community. Participants:A convenience sample of mentees (individuals receiving peer mentorship) (n=68) and nonmentees (n=63) who had an SCI, were older than 18 years, and spoke either English or French. Interventions: Mentees: at least 4 peer mentorship sessions over the past 5 years; nonpeer mentees: 0 or 1 brief introductory session.Main Outcome Measures QoL (ie, life satisfaction and positive and negative affect), participation (eg, autonomous indoor; family role), and the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness. […]Conclusions:Satisfaction of competence and relatedness needs requires greater attention in SCI peer mentorship. Years since injury modified the relationship between peer mentorship and outcomes, which provided new insights on the role of SCI peer mentorship. Further studies are needed to determine SCI peer mentorship-specific outcomes that are important across the years-since-injury spectrum. |
| Auteurs | Sweet, Shane N. Sweet, Emilie Michalovic, Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Michelle Fortier, Luc Noreau, Walter Zelaya et Kathleen A. Martin Ginis |
| Titre de revue/journal, volume et numéro | Canadian Psychological Association |
| Langue de la publication et/ou de traduction | Anglais (langue d’origine) |
| Année de parution | 2018 |
| Pays | Québec, Canada |
| Institutions affiliées | Université de McGill |
| Lien vers la publication | https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/articles/5d86p416t?locale=en |
| Type d’accès à la publication | Gratuit |
| Mots clés | mentors, social participation, psychological theory, quality of life, rehabilitation, spinal cord injuries |
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