Utility of the Community Integration Questionnaire in a sample of adults with neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders receiving prevocational training.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate utility of the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) in a mixed sample of adults with neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.


METHODS
Cross-sectional, interview-based study. Participants were community-dwelling adults with disabilities resulting from neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders (N = 54), who participated in a pre-vocational readiness and social skills training program. Psychometric properties of the Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) were assessed and validated against Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) and The Problem Checklist from the New York University Head Injury Family Interview (PCL).


RESULTS
Based on the revised scoring procedures, psychometric properties of the CIQ Home Competency scale were excellent, followed by the Total score and Social Integration scale. Productive Activity scale had low content validity and a weak association with the total score. Convergent and discriminant validity of the CIQ were demonstrated by correlation patterns with MPAI scales in the expected direction. Significant relationship was found with PCL Physical/Dependency scale. Significant associations were found with sex, living status, and record of subsequent employment.


CONCLUSIONS
The results provide support for the use of the CIQ as a measure of participation in individuals with neurological and neuropsychiatric diagnoses and resulting disabilities.


CONCLUSIONS
An important goal of rehabilitation and training programs for individuals with dysfunction of the central nervous system is to promote their participation in social, vocational, and domestic activities. The Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) is a brief and efficient instrument for measuring these participation domains. This study demonstrated good psychometric properties and high utility of the CIQ in a sample of 54 individuals participating in a prevocational training program.
a Department of Psychology , California State University , Northridge , CA , USA and.|b Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Robert
R
Tomaszewski
a Department of Psychology , California State University , Northridge , CA , USA and.|b Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences , University of California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
Maura
M
Mitrushina
D000328:Adult; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002140:California; D062309:Community Integration; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
CIQ psychometrics; Community Integration Questionnaire; neurological; outcome assessment (health care)