title: The process of posttraumatic growth in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury in Mainland China: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.
abstract: This study aims to explore the process of posttraumatic growth for individuals who have sustained a traumatic spinal cord injury. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 participants with spinal cord injury from the local community. Interviews were recorded on audiotape and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Three superordinate themes emerged: struggling in hopelessness, disentangling from disability, facing challenge, and achieving positive growth. Our findings reveal how individuals with spinal cord injury overcome their disability to achieve personal growth, and can contribute to clinicians' understanding of psychological responses to spinal cord injury while promoting physical and psychological recovery in these individuals.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine, Tongji University, China.
authors.forename: Yanbo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 2 ShenYang Sport University, China.
authors.forename: Hongbiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine, Tongji University, China.
authors.forename: Zhaoxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 3 Shanghai Sunshine Rehabilitation Center, China.
authors.forename: Haixia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine, Tongji University, China.
authors.forename: Jingyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Medicine, Tongji University, China.
authors.forename: Xudong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: interpretative phenomenological analysis; posttraumatic growth; spinal cord injury