title: Family dynamics and psychosocial functioning in children with SCI/D from Colombia, South America.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to examine the connections between family dynamics and the psychosocial functioning of children with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D).
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were recruited from communities in Neiva, Colombia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty children with SCI/D and their primary caregiver participated. Children were between 8 and 17 years of age, and had sustained their injury at least six months prior to data collection.
  
  
  METHODS
  NA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participating children completed measures assessing their own psychosocial functioning (Children's Depression Inventory, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-2, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory), and their primary caregiver completed measures of family dynamics (Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale- Fourth Edition, Family Communication Scale, Family Assessment Device- General Functioning, Family Satisfaction Scale, Relationship-Focused Coping Scale).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A correlation matrix showed a number of significant bivariate correlations between child and family variables, and three multiple regressions showed that family satisfaction, empathy, and flexibility significantly explained 27% of the variance in child worry; family satisfaction and communication explained 18% of the variance in child social anxiety; and family cohesion and communication explained 23% of the variance in child emotional functioning.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings highlight the importance of rehabilitation professionals considering the association between family dynamics and the psychosocial functioning of children with SCI/D when working with this population.
authors.forename: Christina J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Nicolais
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Panyavin
authors.forename: Elizabeth G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: Silvia Leonor
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Olivera Plaza
authors.forename: Lorena Medina
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Quintero
authors.forename: Juan Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arango-Lasprilla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003105:Colombia; D004644:Emotions; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation
keywords: Emotional status; Family; Health-related quality of life; Pediatrics; Psychosocial factors; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal dysraphism