title: Community participation following cerebrovascular accident: impact of the buffering model of social support.
abstract: This study examined data of older adults who had sustained a stroke and their ability to participate in the community following rehabilitation. There were 95 participants in this study to determine the interaction effect of functional limitation and social support on community participation. The findings indicate that for people who had sustained a cerebrovascular accident, community participation was more related to their ability to do for themselves, rather than the support that was available to them. The implications of these findings for future practice, programs, and research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Ohio State University, College of Medicine and Public Health, School of Allied Medical Professions, 453 West Tenth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. beckley.26@osu.edu
authors.forename: Margaret Newsham
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Beckley
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010351:Patient Discharge; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D012944:Social Support; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology