M A Gignac

Summary

Publications

  1. ncbi Caregivers' appraisals of efficacy in coping with dementia
    M A Gignac
    Gerontology Research Centre, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Psychol Aging 11:214-25. 1996
  2. ncbi A conceptual model of independence and dependence for adults with chronic physical illness and disability
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis and Immune Disorder Research Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 47:739-53. 1998
  3. ncbi Adaptation to chronic illness and disability and its relationship to perceptions of independence and dependence
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 55:P362-72. 2000
  4. ncbi An evaluation of a psychotherapeutic group intervention for persons having difficulty coping with musculoskeletal disorders
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Soc Work Health Care 32:57-75. 2000

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Caregivers' appraisals of efficacy in coping with dementia
    M A Gignac
    Gerontology Research Centre, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Psychol Aging 11:214-25. 1996
    ..The findings suggest that a broad set of goals guides coping efforts in the context of chronic stress...
  2. ncbi A conceptual model of independence and dependence for adults with chronic physical illness and disability
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis and Immune Disorder Research Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
    Soc Sci Med 47:739-53. 1998
    ..It also expands on the concepts of physical independence and dependence, as well as their determinants, and relates independence and dependence to other outcomes of interest such as service delivery...
  3. ncbi Adaptation to chronic illness and disability and its relationship to perceptions of independence and dependence
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 55:P362-72. 2000
    ..Moreover, older adults' perceptions of their independence, dependence, helplessness, emotional reactivity, and coping efficacy varied depending on the domain of activity examined and the type of adaptation used...
  4. ncbi An evaluation of a psychotherapeutic group intervention for persons having difficulty coping with musculoskeletal disorders
    M A Gignac
    The Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit, The University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Soc Work Health Care 32:57-75. 2000
    ..50 or greater. Individuals who had concerns or reservations about participating in the groups gained from the intervention in the same ways as others who were more positive at the outset of the groups...