Coping and social support among injured athletes following surgery
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A study of 25 athletes recuperating from knee surgery revealed instrumental coping (learning about the injury) as the most common coping strategy. It also showed significant time-related changes in two strategies (negative emotion and palliative), and indicated that instrumental coping is a significant predictor of adherence to rehabilitation at 9 weeks postsurgery. The data support both stable and dynamic views of coping, and contradicted predictions by excluding social support as a significant adherence predictor.
Publication Name: Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0895-2779
Year: 1997
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Comparison of concurrent and retrospective pain ratings during rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
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A sample of 72 men and women undergoing rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery was taken to determine the accuracy of retrospective ratings of pain intensity. If the tendency toward overestimation is taken into account, then retrospective pain ratings can substitute for concurrent pain ratings.
Publication Name: Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0895-2779
Year: 2004
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