Citation

Brintnell ES, Madill HM, Montgomerie TC, Stewin LL. Work 1994; 4(2): 137-146.

Affiliation

Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, IOS Press)

DOI

10.3233/WOR-1994-4209

PMID

24440887

Abstract

Clients with orthopedic and soft-tissue injuries (n = 53) who were settling insurance claims or currently in litigation were assessed using the Values Scales, Salience Inventory, measures of perceived exertion, physical capacity, and functional ability, and a structured interview, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. Participation in major life roles was compromised following injury. Role value scores for working and home/family roles also changed, but commitment to these roles did not. Women in this sample (n = 27) experienced disruptions in their social networks that were likely related to the compromise or loss of their working role.

Language: en