Title

Subjective dimensions of community participation following stroke: A qualitative approach

Authors

Isha Akulwar-Tajane^1,* & Rajashree Naik²

Affiliation

¹Department of Physiotherapy, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (LTMMC), Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & K J Somaiya College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Teaching and treatment center, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (LTMMC), Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Isha Akulwar - Tajane - E-mail: isha@somaiya.edu

Rajashree Naik - E-mail: rajvinaik@rediffmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2026; Revised June 30, 2026; Accepted June 30, 2026, Published June 30, 2026

Abstract

Limited understanding of subjective dimensions of community participation remains a key gap in post-stroke rehabilitation. Therefore, it is of interest to explore lived experiences of 30 stroke survivors using cognitive interviews. Findings revealed reduced participation is mainly due to dependence, low self-efficacy and environmental barriers. Perceived social support and positive outcome expectations were identified as important facilitators of participation. Thus, we show the integration of subjective, patient-reported perspectives into rehabilitation assessment and intervention frameworks.

Keywords

Community participation; stroke; subjective dimensions; patient-reported outcome measures, lived experience

Citation

Tajane et al. Bioinformation 22(6): 3226-3230 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.