Community integration following multidisciplinary rehabilitation for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity131
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent to which participation in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme and @entity1 characteristics predict improvement in community integration following mild-to-moderate @entity131 ( @entity131 ). RESEARCH DESIGN: A non-randomized case-control study was conducted employing a pre-test-post-test multiple regression design. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Archival data for 42 @entity1 with mild-to-moderate @entity131 who completed the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) at intake and again 6-18 months later were analysed. Half the sample participated in an intensive outpatient rehabilitation programme that provided multi-modal interventions, while the other half received no rehabilitation. The two groups were matched on age, education and time since injury. RESULTS: On the CIQ Home Integration scale, participation in rehabilitation and female gender predicted better outcome. On the Productivity scale, @entity1 with a lower age at injury had better outcome. Outcome on both of these scales, as well as on the Social Integration scale, was predicted by the baseline pre-test score (initial severity). CONCLUSIONS: Overall, multidisciplinary rehabilitation appeared to increase personal independence. It is also concluded that: (1) multivariate analysis can reveal the relative importance of multiple predictors of outcome; (2) different predictors may predict different aspects of outcome; and (3) more sensitive and specific outcome measures are needed.
