Citation

McLean AM, Jarus T, Hubley AM, Jongbloed L. Brain Inj. 2012; 26(1): 83-94.

Affiliation

GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre , Vancouver, BC , Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/02699052.2011.635353

PMID

22149447

Abstract

Objective: To compare social participation for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) ≥1 year post-injury who attend brain injury drop-in centres (BIDCs) with individuals who do not attend but were identified as potentially benefitting from attending. Research design: Cross-sectional study with 23 individuals attending BIDCs and a comparison group of 19 individuals not attending. Key outcome measures: Community Integration Questionnaire, Social Provisions Scale and Adult Subjective Assessment of Participation. Main results: The comparison group was found to consist of 12 participants who stated that they would attend a BIDC ('Yes sub-group') and seven participants who stated that maybe they would attend a BIDC but for the most part were too busy ('Maybe sub-group'). The BIDC group was found to have statistically significantly higher levels of social participation than the comparison group and particularly the 'Yes sub-group'. Conclusions: Findings provide support that attendance at BIDCs may benefit social participation. Future directions for research are suggested.

Language: en