Development and exploratory analysis of the Neurorehabilitation Program Styles Survey.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a survey instrument that assesses implementation of key components of outpatient neurorehabilitation programs and test the capacity of this instrument to differentiate between rehabilitation approaches.


METHODS
The Neurorehabilitation Program Styles Survey (NPSS) was administered to 18 outpatient facilities: 10 specialized and 8 discipline-specific outpatient neurorehabilitation programs. Scores were compared between types of programs using independent samples t tests.


RESULTS
The NPSS showed good reliability and contrasted groups validity, significantly differentiating between types of programs.


CONCLUSIONS
The NPSS holds considerable promise as a tool for distinguishing among different types of brain injury programs, and for assessing the differential effectiveness of specialized versus discipline-specific outpatient brain rehabilitation programs. Future research on the NPSS will assess the stability of the instrument over time, its content validity, and capacity to differentiate the full continuum of neurorehabilitation programs.
McCorkel
Beth A
BA
Department of Psychology, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Glueckauf
Robert L
RL
Ecklund-Johnson
Eric P
EP
Tomusk
Allison B
AB
Trexler
Lance E
LE
Diller
Leonard
L
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000379:methods*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results