title: Predictors of long-term participation after stroke.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  (1) To explore factors that predict long-term participation after stroke (2-4 years after discharge from rehabilitation), and (2) to determine factors that predict both short- and long-term participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Biopsychosocial data of people who had had a stroke were measured at discharge from an intensive rehabilitation unit using valid instruments. Six months later (n=102) as well as 2-4 years later (n=66), social participation of the survivors was measured in their living environments. Participation was estimated with the Assessment of Life Habits (LIFE-H), which includes 12 categories of daily activities and social roles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From multivariate regression analyses, the best predictors of long-term participation after stroke appear to be age, comorbidity, motor coordination, upper extremity ability and affect. Age, comorbidity, affect and lower extremity coordination are the best predictors of participation after stroke at both measurement times.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the exception of age, these factors may be positively modified and thus warrant special attention in rehabilitation interventions.
authors.affiliation: Research Centre on Aging, Sherbrooke Geriatric University Institute, 1036 Belvedere Sud, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 4C4. johanne.desrosiers@USherbrooke.ca
authors.forename: Johanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Desrosiers
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Noreau
authors.forename: Annie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rochette
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourbonnais
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bourget
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012919:Social Behavior; D020521:Stroke / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors