Suitability of the Quality of Life after Brain Injury Instrument for Older People with Traumatic Brain Injury

Suitability of the Quality of Life after Brain Injury Instrument for Older People with Traumatic Brain Injury

We prospectively investigated the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) instrument among older patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The 37-item QOLIBRI comprises six domains (cognition, self, daily life and autonomy, social relationships, emotions, and ph...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of neurotrauma 2016-07, Vol.33 (14), p.1363-1370
Hauptverfasser: Lin, Yen-Nung, Hwang, Hei-Fen, Chen, Yi-Ju, Cheng, Chui-Hsuan, Liang, Wen-Miin, Lin, Mau-Roung
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Injuries, Traumatic - diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Glasgow Coma Scale
Glasgow Outcome Scale
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Older people
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Severity of Illness Index
Taiwan
Traumatic brain injury
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Zusammenfassung:We prospectively investigated the psychometric properties of the Quality of Life after Brain Injury (QOLIBRI) instrument among older patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The 37-item QOLIBRI comprises six domains (cognition, self, daily life and autonomy, social relationships, emotions, and physical problems). We recruited 333 patients ≥60 years of age with TBI from the neurosurgery clinics and emergency departments of three hospitals in Taipei, Taiwan. The ceiling and floor values for most QOLIBRI domains were
ISSN:0897-7151
1557-9042
DOI:10.1089/neu.2015.4094