Citation

Ehrlich J, Barry P. Brain Inj. 1989; 3(2): 193-198.

Affiliation

Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, NY 11209.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2471569

Abstract

Evaluation of certain communication skills in head-injured adults has generally been limited to informal clinical impressions. A rating scale has been developed which addresses several of these communication abilities in a behaviourally based model. Preliminary data based on a sample of four head-injured adults and four trained raters revealed robust inter- and intra-rater reliability. Statistical relationships between the scale and three linguistic measures for a group of 20 head-injured adults were addressed with negative results. Individually the items selected appear to quantify aspects of complex communication behaviour.

Language: en