Journal article
Development and Validation of an Instrument to Predict Functional Recovery in Tibial Fracture Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To explore the role of patients' beliefs in their likelihood of recovery from severe physical trauma.
METHODS: We developed and validated an instrument designed to capture the impact of patients' beliefs on functional recovery from injury: the Somatic Pre-Occupation and Coping (SPOC) questionnaire. At 6-weeks postsurgical fixation, we administered the SPOC questionnaire to 359 consecutive patients with operatively managed tibial …
Authors
Busse JW; Bhandari M; Guyatt GH; Heels-Ansdell D; Kulkarni AV; Mandel S; Sanders D; Schemitsch E; Swiontkowski M; Tornetta P
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 26, No. 6, pp. 370–378
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1097/bot.0b013e31822421e2
ISSN
0890-5339