title: Recovery following injury hinges upon expectation and hope.
abstract: Recovery following trauma depends on many factors and is not related to only the physical severity of injury. Different people respond differently to the stress of injury and, therefore, recover differently. Support networks are important. Expectation and hope, which can be greatly influenced by responsible health care professionals, can hugely influence recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. mda99amw@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Warwick
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation