Article

The purpose of this study was to examine the utility of the Evaluation of Social
Interaction (ESI) in a community-based program for persons with traumatic brain
injury (TBI), as well as its effectiveness in measuring occupational therapy
intervention. Ten people who experienced a TBI and were participating in a
community-based program were a convenience sample for this study. The
Occupational Therapy Intervention Process Model (OTIPM) provided the theoretical
framework. The ESI provided a pre-test performance measure and also served as a
guide for an eight-week occupational therapy intervention program, and as a
post-test to measure intervention effectiveness. This study showed that the ESI
was effective in guiding therapist intervention related to social skill
performance of participants during their participation in a community-based
program. As a group, the difference between pre and post ESI logit measures was
also significant (t=4.977, p=0.001). The study provides initial considerations
for the utility of the ESI to guide intervention related to social skill
performance during daily occupations. It further documents the effectiveness of
the ESI in measuring occupational therapy intervention, based on OTIPM, and
supports occupational therapy services provided in a community-based program
context for those living with TBI.

Langue : ANGLAIS