@article{ref1,
title="Sex-based differences in perceived pragmatic communication ability of adults with traumatic brain injury",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2015",
author="Despins, Emily H. and Turkstra, Lyn S. and Struchen, Margaret A. and Clark, Allison N.",
volume="97",
number="2 Suppl",
pages="S26-32",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To identify sex-based differences in self- and other-reported perceptions of communication behaviors in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). <br><br>DESIGN: Between-groups comparison of questionnaire data from men and women with TBI and their close others. SETTING: University academic department. PARTICIPANTS: 160 adults with medically documented TBI and 81 adults without TBI (Control Group). INTERVENTION: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire, a standardized measure of communication problems in everyday life. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants with TBI endorsed more communication problems compared to normal controls (p<.001). There were no significant differences in self-ratings (p=.20) or in the ratings of close others (p=.09) of communication behaviors of men with TBI compared to women with TBI. There was no difference between the self-ratings of women with TBI and their close others (p=.59). However, men with TBI significantly under-reported communication problems compared to reports of close others (p<.001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Women with TBI might be more accurate than men with TBI in recognizing their own pragmatic communication problems.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.023",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.023"
}