Citation

Gregório GW, Brands I, Stapert S, Verhey FR, van Heugten CM. J. Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014; 29(3): E30-42.

Affiliation

Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences, Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology (Drs Gregório, Verhey, and van Heugten), and Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology (Drs Stapert and van Heugten), Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; and Department of Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Center Blixembosch, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Dr Brands).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/HTR.0b013e31828f93db

PMID

23640542

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:: To identify measures of coping styles used by patients with acquired brain injury; to evaluate the conceptualization, feasibility, and psychometric properties of the instruments; and to provide guidance for researchers and clinicians in the choice of a suitable instrument. DESIGN:: Systematic review. RESULTS:: The search identified 47 instruments, of which 14 were selected. The instruments focused on dispositional coping, situation-specific coping, or domain-specific coping. Psychometric properties were scarcely investigated. The COPE stood out in terms of psychometric properties but had low feasibility. The brief COPE, Coping Scale for Adults-short form, and Utrecht Coping List stood out in terms of feasibility, and the available psychometric properties of these instruments were good. Only the Coping With Health Injuries and Problems was used as other report. CONCLUSION:: Information on psychometric properties of coping instruments in acquired brain injury is scarcely available and limits the strength of our recommendations. For patients with mild injuries, we cautiously recommend the COPE and for patients with more severe injuries the brief COPE, Coping Scale for Adults-short form, Utrecht Coping List, and Coping With Health Injuries and Problems-other-report. Other instruments may be used to address particular issues such as coping with a specific stressful situation or illness.

Language: en