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REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 3, Pages 157-164Publisher
EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.48.3.157
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To assess exercise as a strategy for reducing pain and improving subjective well-being (SWB) among people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design: Randomized controlled trial. Method and Participants: Thirty-four individuals with SCI. Exercisers performed aerobic and resistance training twice weekly, whereas wait-list controls maintained their usual level of activity. Results: Analyses of covariance indicated that after 3 months, exercisers reported less pain, depression, and stress, as well as greater perceived quality of life and better physical self-concept than controls (ps < .05). Regression analyses revealed that changes in pain and stress mediated exercise-induced changes in perceived quality of life and depression. Conclusion: Changes in pain and stress may be mechanisms by which exercise improves SWB among people with SCI.
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