The effect of self-reported balance confidence on community integration after brain injury: an observational study
Jenna Tucker
A * , Timothy Marshall B , Ilana Beitscher C D , Kristina Mueller A , Eric Colucio A and Thomas A. Koc A School of Physical Therapy,
B
C
D Department of Occupational Therapy,
Abstract
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).
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).
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).
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 management, acquired brain injury, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale, Community Integration Questionnaire.
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