title: Differences in social participation between individuals who do and do not attend brain injury drop-in centres: a preliminary study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  RESULTS
  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'.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings provide support that attendance at BIDCs may benefit social participation. Future directions for research are suggested.
authors.affiliation: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada. almclean@interchange.ubc.ca
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jarus
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hubley
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jongbloed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012917:Social Adjustment; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult