title: Assessing psychosocial functioning following childhood acquired brain injury: The Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children (SPRS-C) assesses psychosocial functioning in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). This article aims to: (1) describe normative data for the parent-rated SPRS-C and, (2) evaluate the discriminant validity of the SPRS-C.
  
  
  METHODS
  For Aim 1, participants were parents of typically developing children (TDC) aged 5-14 years (N = 200). For Aim 2, participants with ABI were aged 5-14 years (n = 26). A matched group of TDC was sampled from the larger normative sample to serve as a control group (n = 26).
  
  
  RESULTS
  For Aim 1, SPRS-C scores across the 10 age-bands were in the higher ranges. Correlation coefficients of SPRS-C total score with child's age and parent occupational skill level were not statistically significant. For Aim 2, SPRS-C scores for the ABI group were significantly lower than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data provide a guide for clinical interpretation of the SPRS-C for measuring psychosocial functioning in children with ABI.
authors.affiliation: a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.|b John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School - Northern, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soo
authors.affiliation: b John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney Medical School - Northern, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital , Sydney , Australia.
authors.forename: Robyn L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.affiliation: a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: c Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal , Montreal , Quebec , Canada.
authors.forename: Miriam H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
authors.affiliation: d Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, Sydney Children's Hospital , Sydney , Australia , and.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brookes
authors.affiliation: a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catroppa
authors.affiliation: a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.|e Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service , Melbourne , Australia.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.affiliation: a Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Muscara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: ABI; normative study; outcome measurement