%0 Journal Article
%T The psychometric validation of the Dutch version of the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) after traumatic brain injury (TBI)
%J PLoS one
%D 2019
%A Plass, Anne Marie
%A Van Praag, Dominique
%A Covic, Amra
%A Gorbunova, Anastasia
%A Real, Ruben
%A von Steinbuechel, Nicole
%V 14
%N 10
%P e0210138-e0210138
%X BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common neurological conditions. It can have wide-ranging physical, cognitive and psychosocial effects. Most people recover within weeks to months after the injury, but a substantial proportion are at risk of developing lasting post-concussion symptoms. The Rivermead Post-Concussion Syndrome Questionnaire (RPQ) is a short validated 16-items self-report instrument to evaluate post-concussive symptoms. The aim of this study was to test psychometrics characteristics of the current Dutch translation of the RPQ. <br><br>METHODS: To determine the psychometric characteristics of the Dutch RPQ, 472 consecutive patients six months after they presented with a traumatic brain injury in seven medical centers in the Netherlands (N = 397), and in two in Belgium (Flanders) (N = 75) took part in the study which is part of the large prospective longitudinal observational CENTER-TBI-EU-study. Psychometric properties at six months post TBI, were assessed using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Sensitivity was analyzed by comparing RPQ scores and self-reported recovery status of patients with mild vs. moderate and severe TBI. <br><br>FINDINGS: The Dutch version of RPQ proved good, showing excellent psychometric characteristics: high internal consistency (Cronbach's α.93), and good construct validity, being sensitive to self-reported recovery status at six months post TBI. Moreover, data showed a good fit to the three dimensional structure of separate cognitive, emotional and somatic factors (Chi2 = 119; df = 117; p =.4; CFI =.99; RMSEA =.006), reported earlier in the literature. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Psychometric characteristics of the Dutch version of RPQ proved excellent to good, and can the instrument therefore be applied for research purposes and in daily clinical practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Public Library of Science
%@ 1932-6203
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210138