Culturally Sensitive Psychosocial Care Program for Chinese People with Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Rehabilitation

Spinal cord injury (SCI) brings significant life changes, often resulting in physical and medical challenges, as well as psychological and social difficulties. Psychosocial interventions are recommended early to address factors like cognitive appraisal, coping, and social support, potentially enhancing mastery and self-efficacy post-SCI. A culturally sensitive psychosocial care program (COSP) was developed for Chinese SCI patients, incorporating cultural considerations such as communication styles and values.

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  The COSP program showed positive effects on psychosocial outcomes such as coping, depression, anxiety, and quality of life.
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  Cultural considerations, including communication skills and values like “harmony maintenance,” “collectivism,” and “face-saving,” were integrated into the intervention.
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  Expert validation of the program items indicated very satisfactory content validity, with an average content validation index of 0.97.