Relationship of Social Communication Abilities to Functional Outcome following TBI
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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Margaret A. Struchen, Ph.D.
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CO-INVESTIGATORS
Angelle Sander, Ph.D.
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Walter M. High, Ph.D.
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Laura Rosas, M.A
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Specific Aims: 1) To examine the relationship between social communication abilities and functional outcome for individuals with TBI. 2) To examine the impact of social communication deficits in individuals with TBI on friend or family member emotional functioning.
Sample: 162 persons with moderate to severe TBI who are participants in the TBI Model System study and are at least 1-year post-injury; and 162 family members or friends of the person with TBI. All participants must be at least 18 years old.
Design: Assessment of behavioral measures of social communication for individuals with TBI, functional and emotional outcome for individuals with TBI, and emotional functioning for friends or family members of persons with TBI will be conducted at one timepoint.
Predictor Variables: Demographic variables; Injury-related variables; Receptive social communication measures (emotion recognition, social problem identification); Processing social communication measures (generation of solutions to social problems; and Expressive social communication measures (behavioral ratings of discourse, social problem-solving abilities).
Primary Outcome Measures: Patient outcome: Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ); Craig Handicap and Assessment Reporting Technique - Short form (CHART-SF); Brief Symptom Inventory; CES Depression Scale; Perceived Stress Scale; Satisfaction with Life Scale; Friend or family outcome: Modified Caregiver Appraisal Scale; Brief Symptom Inventory; Perceived Stress Scale; Satisfaction with Life Scale.
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Margaret A. Struchen, Ph.D.Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC)
2455 S. Braeswood
Houston, Texas 77030
713-666-9550
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