Associations between personality traits and depressive and anxiety symptoms among persons with spinal cord injury in first inpatient rehabilitation.

Christel M C van LeeuwenErika PapazoglouJanske H W van EerselJanneke M Stolwijk-Swüste Marcel W M Post

Published in: Spinal cord (2024)

Personality traits are not the same between the SCI population and the general population. Assessment of personality traits early in inpatient rehabilitation can help to identify individuals at risk of mood problems and, thereby, facilitate interventions. Future research with a larger, representative SCI sample, is required to confirm these findings.

Keyphrases

mental health
spinal cord injury
sleep quality
bipolar disorder
palliative care
acute care
physical activity
cross sectional
depressive symptoms
stress induced