2019
DOI: 10.3138/jmvfh.2018-0053
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Veteran resilience following combat-related amputation

Abstract: Introduction: Amputation following combat-related injury places substantial stress on survivors and their spouses. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of combat-related amputation among military Veterans and explore pathways to resilient behaviours. Methods : This qualitative study used a purposeful sample of male US military Veterans and their partners. We used the Metatheory of Resilience and Resiliency (MRR) as a conceptual framework for understanding the drives that promote growth thro… Show more

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“…Other facilitators of acceptance, concerning both appearance and function, were described as a positive problem-solving attitude [13,41,49,53,55,56,58,62,63,65,66,70,74], being able to participate in important activities and roles [42,4446,51,64,70,71,76], time since amputation [62], spirituality [40,53,63,71] and peer support [13,4042,4446,50,54,58,67,76,77]. ‘‘It doesn’t matter how you do it because everybody [peers] has something, then you feel more at home and less stared at …… you feel less different….and then you accept it (Bragaru et al, 2013)…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other facilitators of acceptance, concerning both appearance and function, were described as a positive problem-solving attitude [13,41,49,53,55,56,58,62,63,65,66,70,74], being able to participate in important activities and roles [42,4446,51,64,70,71,76], time since amputation [62], spirituality [40,53,63,71] and peer support [13,4042,4446,50,54,58,67,76,77]. ‘‘It doesn’t matter how you do it because everybody [peers] has something, then you feel more at home and less stared at …… you feel less different….and then you accept it (Bragaru et al, 2013)…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Other facilitators of acceptance, concerning both appearance and function, were described as a positive problem-solving attitude [ 13 , 41 , 49 , 53 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 62 , 63 , 65 , 66 , 70 , 74 ], being able to participate in important activities and roles [ 42 , 44 46 , 51 , 64 , 70 , 71 , 76 ], time since amputation [ 62 ], spirituality [ 40 , 53 , 63 , 71 ] and peer support [ 13 , 40 42 , 44 46 , 50 , 54 , 58 , 67 , 76 , 77 ].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Precisamente, es relativamente común el termino growth, post-traumatic growth, así como otras acepciones menos frecuentes tales como benefit finding o transformational coping. En este sentido, el mayor cuerpo de estudios referentes a personas con amputaciones sobrevenidas como consecuencia de accidentes laborales centra la atención en el personal que ha tomado parte en conflictos bélicos (Cater, 2012;Jeppsen et al, 2019).…”
Section: Resilienciaunclassified
“…En dicho estudio se analizaron aspectos tales como el sufrimiento, la identidad, la recuperación y la percepción del cuerpo. En lo referente a la resiliencia, los autores comentan que resulta paradójica la capacidad de recuperación puesto que en la mayor parte de los casos se ha reconstruido una vida, se ha reorientado, se ha crecido.Otra investigación realizada porJeppsen et al (2019) buscó comprender mejor los patrones y factores asociados con la resiliencia entre los veteranos con amputaciones en combate. Para ello, hizo uso de la Metateoría de la Resiliencia y la Resistencia (MRR) como marco conceptual para definir los resultados y describir las cualidades resilientes.…”
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