Browsing by Subject "causal attribution"

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    Alcohol-Related Cause of Spinal Cord Injury and the Impact on Service Recommendations
    (2021-04) Sprong, Matthew E.; Brinck, Emily A.; Hollender, Heaven; Buono, Frank D.; Perkins Nerlich, Andrea; Radiology and Imaging Sciences, School of Medicine
    Healthcare professionals from whom clients might seek services should provide the best quality care regardless of biases, predispositions, worldview, and personal values. The purpose of this study was to explore how the perceived cause of spinal cord injury (SCI) affected service delivery recommendations from bachelor-level rehabilitation services trainees. Specifically, causal attribution of disability was the dependent variable in two case vignettes, one where the person was personally responsible for the cause of the SCI (i.e., driving under the influence, leading to a motor vehicle accident) and one with an external cause (i.e., motor vehicle accident caused by another driver). The impact on acute care, lifelong care, and specific specialist recommendations was assessed. There was a significant difference in the scores for external cause (M = 1.85, SD = .89) and internal cause (M = 1.4, SD = .60) of SCI and recommendation for life-long care, t(245) = 4.62, p = .000. Acute care and specialist recommendations revealed no differences. Implications for training to address attitudes are discussed.