TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Sex-based differences in perceived pragmatic communication ability of adults with traumatic brain injury
JO  - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
A1  - Despins, Emily H.
A1  - Turkstra, Lyn S.
A1  - Struchen, Margaret A.
A1  - Clark, Allison N.
SP  - S26
EP  - 32
VL  - 97
IS  - 2 Suppl
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-9993
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.06.023
ID  - ref1
ER  -