title: Training professionals' communication and motivation skills to improve spinal cord injury patients' satisfaction and clinical outcomes: Study protocol of the ESPELMA trial.
abstract: Acute spinal cord injury leaves patients severely impaired and generates high levels of psychological distress among them and their families, which can cause a less active role in rehabilitation, worse functional recovery, and less perceived satisfaction with the results. Additionally, rehabilitation professionals who deal with this psychological distress could ultimately experience higher stress and more risk of burnout. This article presents the study protocol of the ESPELMA project, aimed to train rehabilitation professionals in the clinical management of acute spinal cord injury-associated psychological distress, and to measure the impact of this training on the patients' perceived satisfaction with treatment.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Lusilla-Palacios
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona, Spain ccastellano@vhebron.net.
authors: Carmina
authors: C
authors: Castellano-Tejedor
authors: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Department of Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain.
authors: Lucrecia-Ramírez-Garcerán
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors: José A
authors: JA
authors: Navarro-Sanchís
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Amanda
authors: A
authors: Rodríguez-Urrutia
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Gemma
authors: G
authors: Parramon-Puig
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron de Barcelona, Spain.
authors: Sergi
authors: S
authors: Valero-Ventura
authors: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain Department of Rehabilitation and Traumatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Spain.
authors: Ampar
authors: A
authors: Cuxart-Fina
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011361:Professional Competence; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000193:education*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*
keywords: acute illness; chronic illness; clinical health psychology; health care; patient satisfaction; psychological distress