Toward an explanatory model of social participation for adults with traumatic brain injury.

OBJECTIVE

To identify resiliency factors that could improve social participation for adults with traumatic brain injury.

DESIGN

Cross-sectional single measurement, correlational and exploratory study, including quantitative and qualitative data.

PARTICIPANTS

Fifty-three community-dwelling people with sequelae of traumatic brain injury, individually interviewed, which included filling out questionnaires and answering open-ended questions.

MAIN MEASURES: Social participation, self-efficacy, and positive mental states.

RESULTS

Dynamism, self-efficacy, and will account for 51% of the variance in social participation and are the main resiliency factors. Fatigue is one of the sequelae that pose the greatest challenge to self-efficacy and limit social participation.

CONCLUSION

Resiliency factors constitute a target for research and intervention for this population.