title: Predicting community participation after spinal cord injury in Thailand.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the predictors of community participation after spinal cord injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional design.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 139 persons with spinal cord injury living in the community completed 4 instruments: the Impact on Participation and Autonomy (IPA-Thai version), the Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors (CHIEF-SF-Thai version), the Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000-Thai version), and a personal history questionnaire. Functional performance was assessed using the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) motor subscale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants comprised 79% males. Fifty-one percent of variance in community participation was explained by social support, functional performance, age, and age at time of injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Key predictors of community participation were the availability of social support and the individual's functional performance. These predictors should be emphasized when developing interventions in rehabilitation and community settings.
authors.affiliation: , Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University, 73170 Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
authors.forename: Jatuporn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suttiwong
authors.forename: Mantana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vongsirinavarat
authors.forename: Pakaratee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaiyawat
authors.forename: Roongtiwa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vachalathiti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012944:Social Support; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013785:Thailand; D055815:Young Adult