Karyssa A Courey, Felix Y Wu, Frederick L Oswald, Claudia Pedroza
{"title":"Dealing with small samples in disability research: Do not fret, Bayesian analysis is here.","authors":"Karyssa A Courey, Felix Y Wu, Frederick L Oswald, Claudia Pedroza","doi":"10.1037/rep0000579","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000579","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>Small sample sizes are a common problem in disability research. Here, we show how Bayesian methods can be applied in small sample settings and the advantages that they provide.</p><p><strong>Method/design: </strong>To illustrate, we provide a Bayesian analysis of employment status (employed vs. unemployed) for those with disability. Specifically, we apply empirically informed priors, based on large-sample (<i>N</i> = 95,593) July 2019 Current Population Survey (CPS) microdata to small subsamples (average <i>n</i> = 26) from July 2021 CPS microdata, defined by six specific difficulties (i.e., hearing, vision, cognitive, ambulatory, independent living, and self-care). We also conduct a sensitivity analysis, to illustrate how various priors (i.e., theory-driven, neutral, noninformative, and skeptical) impact Bayesian results (posterior distributions).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Bayesian findings indicate that people with at least one difficulty (especially ambulatory, independent living, and cognitive difficulties) are less likely to be employed than people with no difficulties.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>Overall, results suggest that Bayesian analyses allow us to incorporate known information (e.g., previous research and theory) as priors, allowing researchers to learn more from small sample data than when conducting a traditional frequentist analysis. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"335-346"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142019121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul B Perrin, Samuel J West, Daniel W Klyce, Sarah W Clark, Tiffanie A Vargas, Alexander J Gates, Teague R Henry, Mia E Dini, Stephanie D Agtarap, C B Eagye, Jacob A Finn, Shannon B Juengst, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Charles H Bombardier
{"title":"Psychometric network analysis in rehabilitation research: A methodological demonstration in depression symptoms of veterans and service members at 1 and 2 years after traumatic brain injury.","authors":"Paul B Perrin, Samuel J West, Daniel W Klyce, Sarah W Clark, Tiffanie A Vargas, Alexander J Gates, Teague R Henry, Mia E Dini, Stephanie D Agtarap, C B Eagye, Jacob A Finn, Shannon B Juengst, Kristen Dams-O'Connor, Charles H Bombardier","doi":"10.1037/rep0000576","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>Psychometric network analysis (PNA) is an application of dynamic systems theory that can inform measurement of complex rehabilitation phenomena such as depressive symptom patterns in veterans and service members (V/SMs) after traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study applied PNA to the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a common measure of depressive symptoms, in a sample of V/SMs with TBI at Years 1 and 2 (Y1-2) postinjury.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>A sample of 808 V/SMs with TBI participated, 594 contributing PHQ-9 data at Y1 and 585 at Y2. Participants were recruited while or after receiving inpatient postacute rehabilitation from one of five Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The networks were stable and invariant over time. At both times, network structure revealed the cardinal depressive symptom \"feeling down, depressed, or hopeless,\" as evidenced by its strength centrality. In the Y1 network, the suicidal ideation node was connected exclusively to the network through the guilt node, and in the Y2 network, the suicidal ideation node formed a second connection through the low mood node. The guilt node was the second most influential node at Y1 but was replaced by anhedonia node at Y2.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>This study demonstrated the potential of PNA in rehabilitation research and identified the primacy of feeling down, depressed, and hopeless after TBI at both Y1 and Y2, with guilt being the second most influential symptom at Y1, but replaced by anhedonia at Y2, providing supportive evidence that the relationships among depressive symptoms after TBI are dynamic over time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"347-356"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142113504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oi-Man Kwok, Hsiang Yu Chien, Qiyue Zhang, Chi-Ning Chang, Timothy R Elliott, Anne-Stuart Bell
{"title":"Parallel processing modeling in longitudinal designs: An example predicting trajectories of distress and life satisfaction.","authors":"Oi-Man Kwok, Hsiang Yu Chien, Qiyue Zhang, Chi-Ning Chang, Timothy R Elliott, Anne-Stuart Bell","doi":"10.1037/rep0000545","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000545","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Parallel process modeling (PPM) can be used to analyze co-occurring relationships between health and psychological variables over time. A demonstration is provided using data obtained from the British Household Panel Survey (years 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008), examining predictors of ongoing changes in their distress and life satisfaction of a subsample from the survey.</p><p><strong>Research method: </strong>In the 2005 survey, data were available from 7,970 participants based on the following demographic variables: gender, age, ever registered as disabled, and ever experienced any strokes (before or at 2005). Time-varying variables included distress and life satisfaction collected yearly from 2005 to 2008. Time-invariant variables included age (65 or older), gender, disability condition, and stroke survivor status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Steps of fitting the PPM are presented. Four distinct distress trajectory groups-chronic, recovery, delayed, and resilient-were identified from the PPM estimates. Resilient and recovery groups showed a positive trend in life satisfaction. The delayed distress and chronic groups had a slight decrease in satisfaction. The time-invariant covariates only significantly predicted baseline levels of distress and satisfaction (i.e., their intercepts).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>PPM is a relatively simple and powerful tool for simultaneously studying relations between multiple processes. A step-by-step approach on decomposing the significant predictive relation from the change of distress to the change of satisfaction is presented. Properly decomposing any significant growth factor regressed on another growth factor is necessary to fully comprehend the intricate relationships within the results. Practical implications and additional methodological information about fitting PPM are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"301-314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140132869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patients' beliefs as predictors of patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life in pediatric rehabilitation.","authors":"Gloria Metzner, Cindy Höhn, Edith Waldeck, Manuela Glattacker","doi":"10.1037/rep0000562","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000562","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study investigated the predictive value of illness and treatment beliefs for patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents receiving inpatient rehabilitation treatment. In addition, we examined the relationship between fulfilled rehabilitation-related treatment expectations and patient satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this longitudinal study (recruitment between April 2019 and March 2020), 170 participants (<i>M</i> = 14.3 years [<i>SD</i> = 1.6]) answered self-report questionnaires before and at the end of rehabilitation (6 weeks later). We applied multiple hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for sociodemographic and diagnoses variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed fulfilled expectations of treatment success and sustainability to be a significant predictor of patient satisfaction (<i>p</i> < .01). The illness belief dimension of emotional representation predicted HRQOL (<i>p</i> < .01). Rehabilitation-related treatment beliefs were not predictive of any outcome.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides a first insight into the relationships between these constructs in the context of inpatient pediatric rehabilitation. However, future research is needed to further examine illness and treatment beliefs in this specific treatment setting. Practical implications concern the incorporation of children's and adolescents' beliefs into treatment management to optimize rehabilitation outcomes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"409-419"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141634974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioanna Zygouri, Stefanos Mantzoukas, Fiona Cowdell, Mary Gouva, Avraam Ploumis
{"title":"The experience of gender in spousal caregiving: A phenomenological psychological study (Greece).","authors":"Ioanna Zygouri, Stefanos Mantzoukas, Fiona Cowdell, Mary Gouva, Avraam Ploumis","doi":"10.1037/rep0000558","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000558","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>To explore how spousal caregivers of older people undergoing rehabilitation experience gender within the Greek community.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>A psychological phenomenological design and analysis were used to illuminate the unique meanings 11 spousal caregivers attribute to their experience of gender by gathering qualitative data via interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data provided an insight into the structure of the experience of gender for the spousal caregivers as a normative diachronic identity in a succession of phases: normative constitution, alienation, and reparation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>The findings highlight the influence of gender stereotypes on spousal caregivers' self-concept, agency, caregiving evaluations, and practices, emphasizing the importance of adopting an intersectional perspective in future research and interventions, considering various factors such as ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, power dynamics, and cultural norms. Spousal caregivers experience alienation on entering the caregiving journey, with gender-related vulnerabilities affecting their psychological well-being. Addressing these vulnerabilities can improve caregivers' mental health and foster effective coping strategies. The study emphasizes the moral aspect of caregiving, highlighting the relationship between a sense of obligation, feelings of guilt, gender norms, and motivations calling for challenging self-sacrificial morals and societal norms associated with them to empower caregivers to prioritize their well-being while maintaining their caregiving motivations. This shift in perspective can lead to a more positive and fulfilling caregiving experience. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"375-383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140307404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emily M Lund, Lauren R Khazem, Mana K Ali, Christopher R DeJesus, Katie B Thomas
{"title":"Methodological considerations for collecting and analyzing data on multiply marginalized psychology trainees with disabilities.","authors":"Emily M Lund, Lauren R Khazem, Mana K Ali, Christopher R DeJesus, Katie B Thomas","doi":"10.1037/rep0000530","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000530","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective/purpose: </strong>Historically, psychology trainees from marginalized communities have been underrepresented both as researchers and as participants in research on trainee experiences and outcomes. The current research can be used to develop evidence-based strategies to understand and improve the recruitment, retention, advancement, and overall training experiences of trainees with marginalized identities.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We review the existing literature on the experiences of psychology trainees, particularly that focused on trainees from marginalized backgrounds.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Quantitative, qualitative, and archival data collection and analysis methods each carry their own benefits and limitations, which must be considered and addressed intentionally to optimize the impact of research findings for multiply marginalized individuals. Mixed methods approaches are also discussed. Matching each limitation with a research design strategy is recommended, including the use of sample weights from population archival data to contextualize sample results, incorporating flexibility for reasonable accommodations for intensive qualitative studies, and other strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>We provide guidance on selecting a methodology based on specific research and dissemination goals within this area and discuss implications and recommendations for both rehabilitation psychology specifically and the field more broadly. Training programs, governing bodies, faculty, researchers, and other invested parties have shared accountability to deliver diverse, equitable, and inclusive education and training experiences, and conducting high-quality research on the experiences of multiply marginalized trainees, including those with disabilities, is a key component of that process. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"315-325"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71427897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Frederike Svensson, Sarah Zwick, Cornelia Exner, Bettina K Doering
{"title":"Dyadic coping and illness adjustment after stroke: A longitudinal prospective study.","authors":"Frederike Svensson, Sarah Zwick, Cornelia Exner, Bettina K Doering","doi":"10.1037/rep0000548","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>To investigate associations between illness appraisals, dyadic coping, and illness adjustment in individuals with stroke and their healthy partners.</p><p><strong>Method/design: </strong>This longitudinal observational study examined dyadic data in 17 couples (patient and partner) after stroke. Patients and partners completed self-report measures on event centrality of the stroke (appraisal) at 2 months (<i>t</i>₁), common dyadic coping (CDC) at 5 months (<i>t</i>₂), and quality of life (adjustment) at 8 months (<i>t</i>₃) after the stroke. Dyadic data were analyzed using actor-partner interdependence models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Higher event centrality at <i>t</i>₁ predicted more CDC at <i>t</i>₂ in patients (<i>b</i> = 0.38, <i>p</i> < .05). For partners, the effect of event centrality on dyadic coping differed significantly from the patients' effect but was not significant itself (<i>b</i> = -0.17, <i>p</i> = .601). More CDC at t2 predicted higher physical (<i>b</i> = 3.21<i>, p</i> < .05) and psychological quality of life at <i>t</i>₃ (<i>b</i> = 3.66, <i>p</i> < .05) for partners but not for patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>Preliminary evidence suggests that patients and their healthy partners may endorse event centrality of the stroke differentially. Perceiving dyadic coping processes seems to be especially important to the healthy partners' illness adjustment. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"384-394"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139736431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leah M Adams, Kristina M Volgenau, Irene Regalario, Aaron D Hunt
{"title":"Examining the relationships between pain symptoms and psychosocial functioning among women living with and at risk for human immunodeficiency virus using a cross-sectional psychological network analysis.","authors":"Leah M Adams, Kristina M Volgenau, Irene Regalario, Aaron D Hunt","doi":"10.1037/rep0000588","DOIUrl":"10.1037/rep0000588","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Pain is prevalent among women living with HIV (WLWH); however, research on pain experience among WLWH in the United States is limited. This study used a network analysis to simultaneously examine the relationships between pain experience and psychosocial functioning among WLWH and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative women.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A secondary analysis of public data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a U.S. longitudinal cohort study of the experiences of WLWH and women at increased risk for HIV (HIV negative), was completed. Data were from Visit 42 in 2015 and included 451 WLWH and 194 HIV-negative women who endorsed experiencing pain in the week prior to the interview. Similar to the sociodemographic characteristics of WLWH in the United States, the majority of women in the sample were racially and/or ethnically minoritized and of low socioeconomic position. Networks were modeled using measures of pain intensity, pain interference, depression symptoms, anxiety/worry symptoms, meaning in life, and emotional support.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Network models for WLWH and HIV-negative women were comparable (<i>p</i>s > .05). Depression symptoms were a central construct (strength = 1.82 and 1.77, respectively) within the networks, and pain interference was associated with psychosocial constructs (<i>p</i>s < .05), while pain intensity was not (<i>p</i>s > .05). Meaning in life and emotional support were not directly associated with pain (<i>p</i>s > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Network findings suggest that reducing depression symptoms may result in improved pain experience and broader positive impact for WLWH and for women at increased risk of HIV. This finding is consistent with research with other pain-focused populations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142394293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The health action process approach to promote regular physical activity among people with disabilities: A hierarchical regression analysis.","authors":"Jia Rung Wu, Fong Chan, Nicole Ditchman","doi":"10.1037/rep0000589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000589","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>People with disabilities continue to cope with high levels of stress, such as disability-related stress and sociopolitical stress. Helping people with disabilities engage in regular physical activity to improve health and reduce stress is more important than ever. This study evaluated demographic covariates, the health action process approach (HAPA) constructs (action self-efficacy, outcome expectancy, risk perception, intention/commitment, maintenance and recovery self-efficacy, and action and coping planning), and positive person-environment variables (autonomous motivation, resilience, hope, and social support) as motivators for regular physical activity in a sample of people with disabilities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>People with disabilities participated in an online study (<i>N</i> = 266). Hierarchical regression analysis was used to determine the incremental variance in physical activity scores accounted for by variables in the regression model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Demographic covariates, HAPA constructs, and positive person-environment variables accounted for 38% of the total variance in physical activity scores (a large effect size). Low income was a risk factor that significantly and negatively associated with regular physical activity, while self-efficacy, action and coping planning, and social support were significantly and positively associated with reular physical activity after controlling for other variables. Autonomous motivation, resilience, and hope were significantly associated with regular physical activity at the zero-order correlation level, but not significant in the regression model.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides strong empirical support for the HAPA constructs, which can be used to inform the development of theory-driven and empirically supported physical activity interventions to improve health, stress management, and well-being of people with disabilities. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Being a parent with a physical disability: A systematic review.","authors":"Amanda Dunne, Christian Ryan","doi":"10.1037/rep0000590","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/rep0000590","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objective: </strong>There is a significant gap in the literature with regards to the synthesis of qualitative research that explores the parenting experiences of parents with physical disabilities. This systematic review aims to synthesize the evidence regarding the experiences of parents with acquired and congenital physical disabilities.</p><p><strong>Research method/design: </strong>This article presents a thematic synthesis of qualitative research carried out in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Studies were identified through searches of Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases and backward snowballing. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme qualitative checklist was used as a quality assessment tool.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven articles were included in this review, and all were deemed to be high quality. Seven themes were identified: stigmatization and the need to prove competence as a parent; feeling underrepresented as a parent with a physical disability; environmental limitations; experiences of accessing support; using skills and strategies to fulfill parenting role; children's roles and reactions, and changes as they grow; and safety, wellness, and health when parenting with a physical disability.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/implications: </strong>The findings emphasize the adaptability and resourcefulness of parents with physical disabilities in navigating environments that can be unsupportive, while continuing to prioritize their children's safety and well-being. The need for community peer-support groups and health care professionals who can provide emotional support, further public education with regards to the capabilities of parents with physical disabilities, prioritization of accessibility in public and private spaces, and the development of adapted childcare equipment, were all highlighted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":47974,"journal":{"name":"Rehabilitation Psychology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}