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PMID: 20631629 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: : To investigate the meaning of community integration in an ethnically diverse sample. DESIGN: : Prospective study using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. SETTING: : County level Itrauma center. PARTICIPANTS: : Fifty-eight blacks, 57 Hispanics, and 52 whites with traumatic brain injuryliving in the community 6 months postinjury. MAIN MEASURES: : Open-ended interview questions and aquestionnaire assessing perceived importance of community integration activities. RESULTS: : Resulting themesindicated that feeling part of the community was related to type and quality of community relationships, perceived safetyand security, active involvement, feeling included and respected, and familiarity with the community. Themes regardingbarriers included the following: environmental and social barriers; injury-related cognitive and physical changes;dissimilarities to others; relocation; and financial issues. Blacks and Hispanics placed more emphasis on domesticactivities than did whites. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: : Feeling integrated into the community relates toaspects of the environment as much as to involvement in specific activities. Environmental barriers can be just asimportant as injury-related changes. Different racial/ethnic groups place different value on participation activities. Theresults emphasize the importance of assessing subjective aspects of community integration, individualizing rehabilitationgoals, and intervening in the environment to facilitate participation. |
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Angelle M Sander; Monique R Pappadis; Allison N Clark; Margaret A Struchen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation Volume: 26 ISSN: 1550-509X ISO Abbreviation: J Head Trauma Rehabil Publication Date: 2011 Mar-Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8702552 Medline TA: J Head Trauma Rehabil Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 158-69 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine (Drs Sander, Clark, and Struchen); Harris County Hospital District (Dr Sander); Brain Injury Research Center, TIRR Memorial Hermann (Drs Sander, Clark, and Struchen and Ms Pappadis); and Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston (Ms Pappadis), Houston, Texas. |
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