The relationship between pressure sores and psychosocial adjustment in persons with spinal cord injury.

Demonstrated a relationship between the occurrence of pressure sores during inpatient medical rehabilitation and scores on the Human Service Scale (HSS). 566 Ss with spinal cord injury who were 1–4 yrs postinjury participated. Results indicate that Ss who had developed pressure sores during inpatient rehabilitation scored lower on the HSS 1–4 yrs after discharge than did Ss who had not developed such sores. Possible explanations of this relationship are discussed with respect to activity repertoire, psychosocial adjustment, and compliance vs control. (17 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)