Publications by authors named "Meggan M Jordan"
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- Stroke caregivers often struggle, highlighting the need for web-based interventions that enhance their skills and provide psycho-education.
- A pilot study utilized a pretest-posttest design with qualitative interviews to evaluate a 4-week telephone and web-based program for caregivers associated with stroke patients from the Veterans Health Administration.
- Results showed a 77% completion rate, with significant decreases in caregiver depression and burden, while qualitative feedback indicated the program was valuable for stress management and health prioritization, necessitating further rigorous testing for effectiveness.
In this article we explore how people with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) create meaning out of their changing bodies as they undergo a therapeutic intervention called locomotor training (LT). Therapeutic interventions like LT are used to promote the recovery of walking ability among individuals with iSCI. The chronological nature of this study--interviews at three points throughout the 12-week intervention--enhances understanding of the recovering self after spinal cord injury.
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