The family burden of injury interview: reliability and validity studies.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the reliability and validity of a new instrument, the Family Burden of Injury Interview (FBII) was designed to assess the impact of childhood traumatic head injuries (THI) on the family.


METHODS
99 Mothers of school-age children who experienced THI.


RESULTS
The FBII Total Score revealed group differences between families of children with severe THI and families of children with moderate THI. The measure also showed concurrent and predictive relationships to measures of the general impact of injury on families and maternal and child functioning.


CONCLUSIONS
The FBII is a promising tool for measuring the impact of injury-related stressors on the family.
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Department of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D005192:Family Health; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis