Appraisals of DisAbility Primary and Secondary Scale-Short Form (ADAPSS-sf): Psychometrics and association with mental health among U.S. military veterans with spinal cord injury.
Scott D McDonaldLisa D Goldberg-LooneyMelody N MickensMichael S EllwoodBrian J MutchlerPaul B PerrinPublished in: Rehabilitation psychology (2018)
The ADAPSS-sf demonstrated many desirable characteristics, including brevity, convergent validity, and face-valid content. An implication of this study is that to understand the adjustment experience, one must look beyond injury severity and impairment to the individual's personal and subjective experience of SCI. The ADAPSS-sf offers clinicians and researchers a potentially valuable tool to assess SCI appraisals and personalize treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record