Article

OBJECTIVE: To describe perceived participation and autonomy among a sample of
persons with stroke in Iran and to identify different aspects of functioning and
contextual factors predicting participation after stroke. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS: A total of 102 persons, between 27 and 75 years
of age, diagnosed with first-ever stroke. METHODS: Participants were assessed for
different aspects of functioning, contextual factors and health conditions.
Participation was assessed using the Persian version of the Impact on
Participation and Autonomy questionnaire. RESULTS: This study demonstrated that
the majority of the study population perceived their participation and autonomy
to be good to fair in the different domains of their participation, but not with
respect to the autonomy outdoors domain. In addition, physical function was found
to be the most important variable predicting performance-based participation,
whereas mood state was the most important variable predicting social-based
participation. CONCLUSION:
The results emphasize the importance of physical
function, mood state and access to caregiving services as predictors of
participation in everyday life after stroke. Whilst there are two dimensions of
participation in this Persian sample of persons with stroke, the factors
explaining participation seem to be the same across the cultures.

Langue : ANGLAIS