@article{ref1,
title="Utility of the brain injury screening index in identifying female prisoners with a traumatic brain injury and associated cognitive impairment",
journal="Journal of correctional health care",
year="2019",
author="O'Sullivan, Michelle and Fitzsimons, Steven and Ramos, Sara da Silva and Oddy, Michael and Glorney, Emily and Sterr, Annette",
volume="25",
number="4",
pages="313-327",
abstract="There is a high prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in prisoners, but screening tools for identifying TBI in female prisoners are not readily available. Using a cross-sectional design, the psychometric properties of the Brain Injury Screening Index (BISI) were investigated in a closed United Kingdom female prison. Purposive sampling comprised 56 females. Assessment included clinical interview, the BISI, self-report measures of mood, and a battery of measures of cognitive functioning. Seven of the 10 clinical indicators on the BISI met test-retest reliability criteria. Two of the three BISI summary variables demonstrated correlations with questionnaires in the hypothesized directions; however, only two BISI variables were associated with cognitive functioning. <br><br>FINDINGS support further investigation into the validity and reliability of the BISI with a larger sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-3458",
doi="10.1177/1078345819879898",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1078345819879898"
}