@article{ref1,
title="Factors affecting participation after traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of rehabilitation medicine",
year="2013",
author="Larsson, Jerry and Björkdahl, Ann and Esbjörnsson, Eva and Sunnerhagen, Katharina S.",
volume="45",
number="8",
pages="765-770",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to explore the extent to which social, cognitive, emotional and physical aspects influence participation after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design/subjects: An explorative study of the patient perspective of participation 4 years after TBI. The cohort consisted of all patients (age range 18-65 years), presenting in 1999-2000, admitted to the hospital (n = 129). Sixty-three patients responded; 46 males and 17 females, mean age 41 (range 19-60) years. METHODS: Four years after the injury, the European Brain Injury Questionnaire (EBIQ), EuroQol-5D, Swedish Stroke Register Questionnaire and Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA) questionnaire were sent to the sample. Data were analysed with logistic regression. RESULTS: On the EBIQ, 40% of the sample reported problems in most questions. According to IPA, between 20% and 40% did not perceive that they had a good participation. The analyses gave 5 predictors reflecting emotional and social aspects, which could explain up to 70% of the variation in participation. CONCLUSION: It is not easy to find single predictors, as there seems to be a close interaction between several aspects. Motor deficits appear to have smaller significance for participation in this late state, while emotional and social factors play a major role.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1650-1977",
doi="10.2340/16501977-1184",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1184"
}