Perceptions of community integration in an ethnically diverse sample

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Angelle M SanderMargaret A Struchen

Abstract

To investigate the meaning of community integration in an ethnically diverse sample. Prospective study using mixed qualitative and quantitative methods. County level I trauma center. Fifty-eight blacks, 57 Hispanics, and 52 whites with traumatic brain injury living in the community 6 months postinjury. Open-ended interview questions and a questionnaire assessing perceived importance of community integration activities. Resulting themes indicated that feeling part of the community was related to type and quality of community relationships, perceived safety and security, active involvement, feeling included and respected, and familiarity with the community. Themes regarding barriers 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 domestic activities than did whites. Feeling integrated into the community relates to aspects of the environment as much as to involvement in specific activities. Environmental barriers can be just as important as injury-related changes. Different racial/ethnic groups place different value on participation activities. The results emphasize the...Continue Reading

References

Jul 13, 1974·Lancet·G Teasdale, B Jennett
Jan 1, 1995·Brain Injury : [BI]·J L PonsfordC Curran
Apr 1, 1994·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation·B WillerM L Coad
Feb 1, 1994·Archives of Neurology·S S DikmenH R Winn
Jan 14, 1999·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·S UysalM Jaffe
Oct 20, 1999·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·A M SanderM Rosenthal
Aug 4, 2001·Brain Injury : [BI]·D A KerselJ W Sleigh
Jun 13, 2003·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Jeffrey S KreutzerTamara Bushnik
Sep 16, 2003·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Mark ShererStuart A Yablon
Dec 17, 2004·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·John D Corrigan, Jennifer Bogner
Dec 17, 2004·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Margaret BrownZhifen Cheng
Apr 2, 2005·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Tessa HartRebecca Fidler-Sheppard
Apr 14, 2005·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Mark V JohnstonMarcel Dijkers
Sep 20, 2007·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Keith D Cicerone, Joanne Azulay
Jan 24, 2008·The Journal of Trauma·Kristan L StaudenmayerShahid Shafi
May 3, 2008·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·John D Corrigan, Jennifer A Bogner
May 3, 2008·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Juan Carlos Arango-LasprillaPaul Wehman
Oct 17, 2008·Disability and Rehabilitation·Joy HammelEvelyn Rodriguez
Dec 9, 2008·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation·Keith D CiceroneJohn C Friel
May 23, 2009·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Nathalie BierMélanie Couture

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 20, 2012·The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·Anthony H LequericaTanya E Sherman
Sep 25, 2015·Brain Injury : [BI]·Therese M O'Neil-PirozziSindi Samayoa

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Brain Injury & Trauma

brain injury after impact to the head is due to both immediate mechanical effects and delayed responses of neural tissues.

Related Papers

The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Angelle M SanderMonique R Pappadis
The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Carlos Marquez de la PlataRamon Diaz-Arrastia
The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
J D CorriganPaul Carufel
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved