The purpose of the study is to determine whether or not a brief psychological treatment called cognitive behaviour therapy will help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury to cope better with their current circumstances.
The goal of the current proposed research project is to investigate the potential efficacy of a group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention aimed at improving emotional well-being, specifically mood, adjustment and quality of life (QOL), after Spinal Cord Injury(SCI). The intervention will be adapted to meet the unique needs of patients suffering from an SCI. The study objectives are: (1) to evaluate the impact of a brief CBT intervention aimed at decreasing emotional distress and improving quality of life; (2) to evaluate the sustainability of CBT therapeutic gains over time; (3) to conduct sub group analyses in order to better determine why some patients may improve post CBT, while others may not.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
12 Session CBT group
Participants in the waitlist will receive CBT when first group has completed CBT and been tested.
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (Lyndhurst Center)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Symptom checklist -90-R (SCL-90-R) Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21) Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) PAI measure a broad range of psychological symptoms and personality characteristics.
Time frame: one year
The Ways of Coping Scale- Revised (WOC-R) Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) Life satisfaction Checklist (LiSat-11) Stage of change Scales (SOC)
Time frame: one year
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