STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional or psychotherapy, questionnaire. OBJECTIVES: To examine the community needs of @entity1 with @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ) across four European countries and to identify areas of unmet needs. It is intended that this information will be of use to rehabilitation professionals in fostering greater social participation among @entity1566 individuals. SETTING: United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. METHODS: Self-report questionnaires were sent to 1000 @entity1 with @entity1566 resident in the community in the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Questionnaires measured current needs, community integration, mood, appraisals, coping strategies, functional independence and perceived manageability. RESULTS: Occupation, sexual activity and @entity158 relief were areas indicative of highest community needs in all four countries. Most @entity1 were psychologically well adjusted and socially integrated into the community. Well-addressed needs were skin management, wheelchair needs and accommodation. Some differences that occurred in certain areas across the four countries were found. CONCLUSION: This study has highlighted that the main areas of unmet needs for a European community sample of @entity1 with @entity1566 includes levels of occupation, sexual activity and @entity158 relief. The findings will be of interest to those involved in rehabilitation of newly as well as long-term injured @entity1 and demonstrate the need to consistently re-address such issues as part of a @entity1 's long-term rehabilitation in order to achieve and maximise effective social participation.

Quality of life, social participation, appraisals and coping post XXXX : a review of four community samples.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'person', 'people'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity1566 :: ('MESH:D013119', 'Disease') :: ['spinal cord injury', 'SCI']
@entity1566 :: (MESH:D013119,Disease) :: ['spinal cord injury']
