The community integration questionnaire with new scoring guidelines: concurrent validity and need for appropriate norms.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the influence of demographic variables and concurrent validity when new scoring guidelines are used with the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ).


METHODS
Thirty-three adult outpatients with biopsy confirmed malignant brain tumours were evaluated prior to chemotherapy. In contrast to TBI subjects, the brain tumour sample was older (x age= 46.3 years), better educated (x = 13.7 years); and gender was more evenly represented (16 male, 17 female).


RESULTS
Demographic variables mediated CIQ scores. Gender effects were still seen, with women significantly higher on Home Integration (r = 0.40, p < 0.05). Older subjects had lower CIQ scores: CIQ total (r = -0.54, p < 0.005); Home Integration (r = -0.42, p < 0.01); Social Integration (r = -0.44, p < -0.005); and Productivity (r = -0.45, p < 0.005). More education was related to higher CIQ total (r = 0.31, p < 0.05); Social Integration (r = 0.30, p < 0.05); and Productivity (r = 0.35, p < 0.05). Significant relationships were seen between CIQ scores and both the Social Activity and Inactivity subscales of the Chronic Illness Problem Inventory (r = -0.43, p < 0.005 and r = -0.68, p < 0.005, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
CIQ norms for age, education, sex, and marital status are strongly recommended. Moderate concurrent validity remained with new scoring guidelines.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment