title: Assessing the consequences of traumatic brain injury.
abstract: Research concerned with assessing the rehabilitation outcome for the survivor of traumatic brain injury has suffered from both conceptual and procedural difficulties. The purpose of this paper is twofold: to assess the psychometric features in instruments used in assessing outcome; and to describe a test development framework based on the principles of construct validity. A construct validation approach is viewed as a means of avoiding common measurement difficulties, as well as integrating perspectives important to this population. Emphasis has been given to the cognitive/social dimensions of recovery, as it is this area which has the greatest impact for rehabilitation success.
authors.affiliation: Regional Geriatric Assessment Program, St Mary's of the Lake Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brazil
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012917:Social Adjustment