Eugene Nizeyimana1, Conran Joseph2, Juliana Phillips1. 1. Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. 2. Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physiotherapy, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess perceived levels of community reintegration, and examine whether self-efficacy relates to community reintegration among persons with a TSCI. DESIGN: A cross-sectional exploratory survey. SETTINGS: Cape Metropolitan Area. Western Cape Province, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS: A hundred and eight (108) conveniently selected community-dwelling adults between the ages of 19 and 71 years old, who sustained a TSCI more than 1-year post-injury. OUTCOMES MEASURES: Community Integration Measure (CIM) and the Moorong Self-Efficacy (MSES). RESULTS: The CIM score ranged between 10 and 50 with an overall mean score of 31.48; SD = 12.5. CIM item 10 "I have something useful and productive to do in this community" was the least scored by participants (M = 2.50, SD = 1.4). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that social functioning factor of self-efficacy, accommodation type, and level of injury were the only variables influencing perceived community reintegration that explained 47.3% of the total variance, of which social functioning factor of self-efficacy was the strongest predictor that alone explained 33% of the variance in the model after controlling for the influence of accommodation and the level of injury. CONCLUSION: Community reintegration achieved by individuals with a TSCI in this study is generally low. Individuals' perceptions about community reintegration are affected by the community in which one lives. Self-efficacy plays a major role in community reintegration following a TSCI. However, reintegration is largely dependent on social functioning rather than the activity of daily living factors of self-efficacy.
OBJECTIVES: To assess perceived levels of community reintegration, and examine whether self-efficacy relates to community reintegration among persons with a TSCI. DESIGN: A cross-sectional exploratory survey. SETTINGS: Cape Metropolitan Area. Western Cape Province, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS: A hundred and eight (108) conveniently selected community-dwelling adults between the ages of 19 and 71 years old, who sustained a TSCI more than 1-year post-injury. OUTCOMES MEASURES: Community Integration Measure (CIM) and the Moorong Self-Efficacy (MSES). RESULTS: The CIM score ranged between 10 and 50 with an overall mean score of 31.48; SD = 12.5. CIM item 10 "I have something useful and productive to do in this community" was the least scored by participants (M = 2.50, SD = 1.4). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that social functioning factor of self-efficacy, accommodation type, and level of injury were the only variables influencing perceived community reintegration that explained 47.3% of the total variance, of which social functioning factor of self-efficacy was the strongest predictor that alone explained 33% of the variance in the model after controlling for the influence of accommodation and the level of injury. CONCLUSION: Community reintegration achieved by individuals with a TSCI in this study is generally low. Individuals' perceptions about community reintegration are affected by the community in which one lives. Self-efficacy plays a major role in community reintegration following a TSCI. However, reintegration is largely dependent on social functioning rather than the activity of daily living factors of self-efficacy.
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Community reintegration; Integration; Participation; Self-efficacy; South Africa; Spinal cord injury
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