title: Perceived participation after stroke: the influence of activity retention, reintegration, and perceived recovery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We sought to determine the extent to which perceptions of participation in everyday occupations were affected in a sample of people with predominantly mild stroke. Demographic variables, stroke severity, community integration, participation in everyday occupations, and perceptions of recovery were examined as potential contributors to their perceptions of participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a cross-sectional study with 116 people with mild to moderate first stroke assessed approximately 6 mo after stroke.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Perceptions of participation assessed using the Stroke Impact Scale varied (range = 19-100), with a mean score of 82. Regression analyses revealed three factors that contributed to perceptions of participation: retention of previous activities, reintegration in home and community, and perception of stroke recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the majority of participants reported a high level of perceived participation, more than a third failed to report successful participation.
authors.affiliation: Gunilla Eriksson, PhD, OT reg, is Assistant Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Research and Development Officer, Department of Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, University Hospital, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden; and Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Disability and Habilitation, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Gunilla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carolyn Baum
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Lisa Tabor
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Connor
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D062309:Community Integration; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation