title: Outcomes of participation objective, participation subjective (POPS) measure following traumatic brain injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the participation of adults living with traumatic brain injury in regional and rural NSW as measured by the Participation Objective Participation Subjective (POPS) measure.
  
  
  METHODS
  A quantitative survey of a single cohort as the first of a two phase mixed methods study.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and thirty-one adults with a TBI were recruited through eight rural brain injury rehabilitation programmes in NSW. These adults completed a range of survey instruments, including the POPS.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The POPS measure supported findings from other research that identified varying impacts of TBI. However, in contrast to other studies, there was no correlation between participation scores and age, gender, time since injury and severity of injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings from this study suggest that the issue of participation of adults with TBI living in non-metropolitan areas needs to be further researched.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Therapy, School of Community Health, Charles Sturt University, Albury, NSW, Australia. mcurtin@csu.edu.au
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curtin
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Graham A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tyson
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mitsch
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alston
authors.forename: Lindy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McAllister
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012423:Rural Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult