title: Measuring perceived communicative ability after traumatic brain injury: reliability and validity of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Further psychometric evaluation of a measure designed to assess communication ability after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and validity for self-report and close-other versions of the tool were evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-eight adults with severe TBI (mean posttraumatic amnesia 53.12 days) and 71 close others (relatives or friends).
  
  
  METHODS
  The La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ), a 30-item questionnaire that measures cognitive-communication ability from multiple perspectives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Internal consistency coefficients were above 0.9 and test-retest reliability exceeded 0.80. The questionnaire was sensitive to the effect of severity of injury.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The La Trobe Communication Questionnaire is a promising tool for measuring perceived communication ability in adults with severe TBI.
authors.affiliation: School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. J.Douglas@latrobe.edu.au
authors.forename: Jacinta M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bracy
authors.forename: Pamela C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Snow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires