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The effect of self-reported balance confidence on community integration after brain injury: an observational study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2022

Jenna Tucker Open the ORCID record for Jenna Tucker [Opens in a new window] ,
Timothy Marshall ,
Ilana Beitscher ,
Kristina Mueller ,
Eric Colucio  and
Thomas A. Koc Jr.
Jenna Tucker*
Affiliation:
School of Physical Therapy, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
Timothy Marshall
Affiliation:
IvyRehab Network, White Plains, NY, USA
Ilana Beitscher
Affiliation:
Rehabilitation Specialists, Fair Lawn, NJ, USA Department of Occupational Therapy, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
Kristina Mueller
Affiliation:
School of Physical Therapy, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
Eric Colucio
Affiliation:
School of Physical Therapy, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
Thomas A. Koc Jr.
Affiliation:
School of Physical Therapy, Kean University, Union, NJ, USA
*
*Corresponding author. Email: jtucker@kean.edu
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Abstract

Objective:

To evaluate the correlation between self-reported balance confidence and community integration related to home management for community-dwelling adults with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Methods:

This is a study of 141 participants over the age of 18 with a history of ABI, living in the community, who completed an online survey. The survey included a series of demographic questions followed by the Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC) and the Home Integration subscale of the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ-H).

Results:

Data from 119 completed surveys were included in the analysis. Significant positive correlations were found between the ABC and the CIQ-H total scores (rs = 0.241, p = 0.008). There was no significant difference between CIQ-H total scores in individuals by injury type (traumatic vs non-traumatic) or by level of severity (mild, moderate, severe) (p > 0.05). There was no significant difference between ABC total scores by injury type (p > 0.05).

Conclusions:

Higher levels of balance confidence may be associated with improved community integration related to home management for individuals with traumatic and non-traumatic BI. This study’s results support future research to evaluate the integration of strategies to improve balance confidence as a component of interdisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation to maximize community integration in community-dwelling adults with ABI.

Keywords

Home managementacquired brain injuryActivities-Specific Balance Confidence ScaleCommunity Integration Questionnaire
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Brief Report
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Brain Impairment , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , December 2023 , pp. 601 - 610
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment

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