Use of community integration questionnaire (CIQ) to characterize changes in functioning for individuals with traumatic brain injury who participated in a post-acute rehabilitation programme.
OBJECTIVE
Evaluate changes in community integration for survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI) who participated in a post-acute rehabilitation programme.


METHODS
Cohort, prospective study investigating change from admission to post-discharge.


METHODS
Individuals, the majority of whom were diagnosed with severe TBI, were placed into one of two groups as follows: (1). admitted for treatment less than 1 year post-injury (L1Y) or (2). admitted for treatment between 1-5 years post-injury (G1Y).


METHODS
The Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ).


RESULTS
Both groups showed significant improvements from admission to follow-up; however, some CIQ findings were more pronounced for the L1Y group. Reliable change (RC) methodology was used to assess individual change. Results of this approach were consistent with group results, but tempered the perception of degree of change.


CONCLUSIONS
Findings cannot simply be attributed to neurological recovery and individual factors are important to examine when assessing change.
Seale
Gary S
GS
The Transitional Learning Center at Galveston, TX 77550, USA. gseale@tlc-galveston.org
Caroselli
Jeromes S
JS
High
Walter M
WM
Becker
Cory L
CL
Neese
Leah E
LE
Scheibel
Randall
R
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012925:Social Conformity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices