The relationship between social participation and quality of life in individuals with traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To elucidate the relationship between social participation and quality of life (QOL) in patients with traumatic brain injury.

Methods

This study included 128 community-dwelling patients with head injuries (average age: 41.8 years; average time since injury: 3126 days). We employed the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ; scoring range 0-29), a disease-specific scale for head injury patients, along with the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI; scoring range 0-100%). An adjusted nonlinear regression analysis was used to explore the relationships between the CIQ (total score and subscales: home integration, social integration, productivity) and QOLIBRI (total score and subscales).

Results

A significant relationship was observed only between the Tot

SUBMITTER: Watanabe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12327209 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature