Citation

Laxe S, Tschiesner U, Zasler N, López-Blazquez R, Tormos JM, Bernabeu M. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 2012; 114(6): 645-650.

Affiliation

Brain Injury Unit, Guttmann Institut Hospital for Neurorehabilitation - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Cami de Can Ruti sn, Badalona 08916, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.12.038

PMID

22245447

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the most frequently used outcome measurement instruments reported in clinical studies on TBI and to provide a content comparison in the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). PATIENTS AND METHODS: A systematic literature review of clinical studies in TBI was performed using Medline, EMBASE and PsychINFO. The items of the measurement instruments present in more than 20% of the studies were linked to the ICF language. RESULTS: 193 papers fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The frequency analysis identified six instruments: Functional Independence Measure (50%), Glasgow Outcome Scale (34%), Disability Rating Scale (32%), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (29%), Trail Making Test (26%) and Community Integration Questionnaire (22%). The analysed instruments focus on different aspects of body functions (especially DRS, WAIS and TMT) and aspects of activities and participation in life (especially CIQ and FIM). Inter-researcher agreement for the ICF linking process was 0.83. CONCLUSIONS: Translating the items of different measurement instruments into the ICF language provides a practical tool to facilitate content comparisons among different outcome measures. The comparison can assist clinical researchers to integrate information acquired from different studies and different tools.

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