McLean A M, Jarus T, Hubley A M, Jongbloed L
GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Brain Inj. 2012;26(1):83-94. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2011.635353.
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.
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.
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'.
Findings provide support that attendance at BIDCs may benefit social participation. Future directions for research are suggested.
