Affiliations: Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Department of Educational Administration, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Note: [] All correspondence should be sent to Dr. Helen M. Madill, Department of Occupational Therapy, 2-64 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G4.
Abstract: Clients with orthopedic and soft-tissue injuries (n = 53) who were settling insurance claims or currently in litigation were assessed using the Values Scales, Salience Inventory, measures of perceived exertion, physical capacity, and functional ability, and a structured interview, the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire. Participation in major life roles was compromised following injury. Role value scores for working and home/family roles also changed, but commitment to these roles did not. Women in this sample (n = 27) experienced disruptions in their social networks that were likely related to the compromise or loss of their working role.
Keywords: Salience, Values, Social support, Intervention
