Thriving After Pediatric SCI: Two Life Stories

Authors

Samantha Betz, OTD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson University
Caitlin Cadematori, OTD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
MJ Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

10-19-2019

Keywords

qualitative inquiry

Comments

Presented at the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference

Abstract

• To understand the lived experiences of spinal cord injury (SCI) as described by two people with SCI through life story interviewing.
• Narrative inquiry is a useful method to study the experience of living with a disability because story-telling allows individuals to explain how their conditions have influenced their everyday lives.1,3,7,12,13,14
• Existing narrative studies have explored lived experiences of SCI and the distinct perspectives of men and women, athletes with SCI, and caregivers of persons with SCI.3,9,12,13,15
• This study may be among the first accounts of life stories of adults with pediatric onset SCI. *The two participant’s names have been changed to protect their identities.

Recommended Citation

Betz, OTD, OTR/L, Samantha; Cadematori, OTD, OTR/L, Caitlin; and Mulcahey, PhD, OTR/L, MJ, "Thriving After Pediatric SCI: Two Life Stories" (2019). Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations. Paper 63.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/otpresentations/63

Language

English