Perceptions of Positive Attitudes toward People with Spinal Cord Injury.

Lys, K.; Pernice, R.

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ERIC Number: EJ503010

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Publication Date: 1995

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Perceptions of Positive Attitudes toward People with Spinal Cord Injury.

Lys, K.; Pernice, R.

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v18 n1 p35-43 1995

This New Zealand study examined attitudes toward persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) via a survey of 35 people with SCI, 27 SCI rehabilitation workers, 16 outpatient hospital rehabilitation workers, and 37 people from the general population. Results were analyzed in terms of age, ethnic identity, gender, professional training, and amount of contact with people with disabilities. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Age, Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Ethnic Groups, Familiarity, Foreign Countries, Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Professional Education, Professional Personnel, Rehabilitation, Sex, Social Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand

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