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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Participation is crucial for individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the nuances of participation post-TBI.
  • A patient-driven approach is needed to understand participation barriers and facilitators.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify patient-defined characteristics supporting or hindering participation in individuals with TBI.
  • To lay the groundwork for a patient-centered participation measure for TBI survivors.
  • To explore the lived experiences of participation from the perspective of individuals with TBI, their families, and clinicians.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving 32 one-on-one interviews and 5 focus groups.
  • Participants included 41 individuals with TBI, 7 family members, and 5 clinicians.
  • Data analysis used a hybrid deductive/inductive approach informed by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).

Main Results:

  • A new aspect of participation,
  • participation complexity
  • was identified.
  • Participation complexity encompasses intrinsic characteristics, their intricacy, and resource coordination needs.
  • This complexity appears to be linked to participation restriction after TBI.

Conclusions:

  • Participation complexity
  • is a previously undefined, cross-domain aspect of participation.
  • It reflects the experiences of individuals with TBI, families, and clinicians.
  • This concept may inform patient-centered outcome measures, potentially using Item Response Theory (IRT) Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT).