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dc.contributor.authorChan, Dara V
dc.contributor.authorThorpe, Deborah E
dc.contributor.authorTrost, Stewart G
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Roslyn N
dc.contributor.authorFaldowski, Richard A
dc.contributor.authorBarber, Lee
dc.contributor.authorLevin, Ilana
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorBagatell, Nancy
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-20T23:15:56Z
dc.date.available2020-01-20T23:15:56Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.issn0963-8288
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09638288.2019.1577500
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/390652
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Rehabilitation goals often focus on increasing community integration for adults with disabilities and are measured by objective assessments. Research methods have lagged behind in capturing current conceptualizations of community integration as a multidimensional construct that incorporates participation, social supports, and feelings of belonging in the community. This paper addresses this challenge by describing a multi-method approach to assessing community integration for adults with cerebral palsy. Methods: Measures include standardized questionnaires, qualitative methods, measures of function and physical activity, and geospatial measures using Geographic Information System mapping and Global Positioning System tracking. These objective and subjective data are used to determine where adults spend time and are most active, and which activities and social connections are associated with feeling integrated into the community. Results: Two case examples highlight the importance of using a multi-method approach to assess community integration for adults with cerebral palsy. Results of objective clinical measures were comparable among case examples; however, actual experiences of feeling connected to the community were vastly different. Conclusions: Multiple measures are required to capture the complexity of community integration. Relying solely on objective measures may not provide a complete picture of community integration.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofjournalDisability and Rehabilitation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsRehabilitation
dc.subject.keywordsCommunity integration
dc.subject.keywordsadults
dc.titleNovel approaches to measuring community integration in adults with cerebral palsy
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationChan, DV; Thorpe, DE; Trost, SG; Boyd, RN; Faldowski, RA; Barber, L; Levin, I; Carroll, A; Bagatell, N, Novel approaches to measuring community integration in adults with cerebral palsy, Disability and Rehabilitation, 2019
dc.date.updated2020-01-20T00:43:38Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBarber, Lee A.


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