[The Citizen Accompaniment Project for Community Integration for people with traumatic brain injury: a step towards resilience?].
BACKGROUND
most people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) live with physical, sensory, or psychological sequelae that affect their day-to-day functioning and prevent them from performing their regular activities.


BACKGROUND
a Citizen Accompaniment for Community Integration project (APIC) was implemented for people with TBI to fulfill the lack of access to resources and gives them support to redefine their life projects.


OBJECTIVE
this study's aim is to evaluate the APIC's impacts on the participants' wellbeing and their ability to participate in recreational and day-to-day living activities.


METHODS
it uses a mixed research design of multiple case studies supported by a participative and collaborative research approach. Qualitative and quantitative datas were collected from 9 participants with TBI in 2 stages, at the beginning of the APIC after 6 months and at the end, after 12 months, using semi-structured interviews.


RESULTS
this study shows the APIC's positive impacts in the development of the participant's autonomy and satisfaction with their social participation.


CONCLUSIONS
it tends to reveal that the APIC is a safe space for experimentation, founded on a reciprocal relationship between accompanied and accompanier, and promoting the commitment to the resilience process.
Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada. helene.lefebvre@umontreal.ca
Hélène
H
Lefebvre
Université de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Josée
MJ
Levert
Ecole d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Université de Montreal, Canada.
Guylaine
G
Le Dorze
Ecole d'orthophonie et d'audiologie, Université de Montreal, Canada.
Claire
C
Croteau
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Isabelle
I
Gélinas
Ecole de readaptation, Universite de Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Pierre-Yves
PY
Therriault
Departement d'orthophonie, Université du Quebec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
Bernard
B
Michallet
Groupe interréseaux de recherche sur I'adaptation de la famille et de son environnement, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Jacinthe
J
Samuelson
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D062309:Community Integration; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011792:Quebec; D012917:Social Adjustment