Towards the development of a coping model for the well-being of patients with transverse myelitis

Towards the development of a coping model for the well-being of patients with transverse myelitis

Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare auto-immune inflammatory disease in which the patient’s immune system attacks their spinal cord resulting in an unpredictable degree of neurologic disability, ranging from complete recovery to quadriplegia. TM patients often experience insufficient assistance towar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Uys, Martha-Marie
Other Authors: Beyers, Dave
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
Neurological disease
Spinal cord
Myelin
Autoimmune disease
Demyelating
Psychological strategy
Positive psychology
Psychology construct
Narrative
Thematic analysis
Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
Fortigenic quality
Coping strategies
Coping model
Searching for meaning
Benefit finding
Hope
Sense of humour
Resilience
Religion
Spirituality
Transverse myelitis (TM)
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32047
Uys, M 2013, 'Towards the development of a coping model for the well-being of patients with transverse myelitis', PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32047>

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32047
Uys, M 2013, 'Towards the development of a coping model for the well-being of patients with transverse myelitis', PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32047>

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