Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison
Joint Authors
Doser, Karoline
Poulsen, Ingrid
Norup, Anne
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To investigate the psychological outcome and the agreement between self-ratings and proxy-ratings in young individuals after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Methods.
Twenty pairs of former patients who sustained a severe TBI in their adolescence or early adulthood and their significant others (SOs) were contacted around 66 months after injury to complete a measure of psychological and behavioral problems.
The Adult Self-Report 18–59 and the Adult Behavior Checklist 18–59 were used.
Results.
Results showed significant differences compared to the normative sample in the domains withdrawal, attention, and intrusive and internalizing problems.
Good or excellent levels of agreement were found between the self-rating and the proxy-rating in overt areas such as somatic complaints and aggressive and intrusive behavior.
Fair or poor levels of agreement were found in nonovert areas such as anxiety and depression, withdrawal, thought and attention problems, and personal strength.
Conclusion.
The findings show that young patients experience psychological dysfunction.
Our study suggests that the use of either a self-rating or a proxy-rating would be appropriate for evaluating overt domains, regarding the good to excellent levels of agreement.
However, in nonovert domains, such as withdrawal and attention, an additional proxy-rating from a SO could provide supplementary information and build a more complete objective assessment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Doser, Karoline& Poulsen, Ingrid& Norup, Anne. 2015. Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Doser, Karoline…[et al.]. Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Doser, Karoline& Poulsen, Ingrid& Norup, Anne. Psychological Outcome in Young Survivors of Severe TBI: A Cross-Informant Comparison. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057537
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057537