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Oral Presentation

Behavioral Health Sciences

Measurement

Measurement Strategies for Community Participation: A Scoping Review 1066

Thursday, October 30, 2025
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  
Location:  ROOM: Conference Room 4A >>> DIRECTIONS Fourth Floor >>> From the Main Elevator Bank, proceed left. Room 4A is at the end of the corridor, after taking a right just before Room 4-D.
This scoping review examines measurement strategies that employ objective tools to assess community participation. A systematic search was conducted across five databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane, Embase) following PRISMA guidelines. Literature published after 2010 was screened using concepts of community participation and measurement tools. Twenty studies met inclusion criteria from an initial 5,306 records. Findings reveal a lack of universal definition for community participation, with interchangeable terms such as community mobility and integration. Most studies combined objective and subjective measures, commonly using GPS, and activity diaries, with short durations (typically 7 days) and small sample sizes. Results highlight the need for standardized terminology and comprehensive approaches. For rehabilitation professionals, integrating both objective and subjective data is essential for accurately assessing community participation.

Learning Objectives:

  • define community participation
  • describe what measurement tools are used to assess community participation
  • describe the characteristics of the literature that measures community participation