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Measures of Participation Outcomes and Environmental Considerations for Children With Acquired Brain Injury: A Systematic Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Jenny Ziviani ,
Laura Desha ,
Rachel Feeney  and
Rosyln Boyd
Jenny Ziviani*
Affiliation:
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia. [email protected]
Laura Desha
Affiliation:
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Rachel Feeney
Affiliation:
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Rosyln Boyd
Affiliation:
Queensland Cerebral Palsy and Rehabilitation Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: A/Professor Jenny Ziviani, The University of Queensland, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia.
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Abstract

This systematic review examined the psychometric properties and application of assessments used to evaluate participation outcomes and environmental factors for children with acquired brain injury (ABI). An electronic search of eight databases for articles published up to June 2009 revealed reference to 98 outcome measures. According to inclusion criteria based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF: Child and Youth version), five were identified as measures of participation (Children's Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment [CAPE], Child and Adolescent Scale of Participation [CASP], Assessment of Life Habits for Children [LIFE-H], Participation Index of the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Index [M2PI], and the Participation Subscale of the School Function Assessment [SFA-PS]). Six were identified as measures of environment (Child and Adolescent Scale of Environment [CASE], Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors [CHIEF], European Child Environment Questionnaire [ECEQ], Family Inventory of Life Events and Changes [FILE], HOME Inventory, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Scale [MSPSS]). The measures were critiqued in relation to content, validity, reliability, clinical utility, responsiveness, and overall strengths/weaknesses. These measures need to be evaluated more extensively with children who have ABI to further determine their psychometric properties and clinical usefulness with this population.

Keywords

brain injurieschildenvironmentoutcome assessmentsocial integrationsystematic review
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Articles
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Brain Impairment , Volume 11 , Issue 2: Special Issue – Outcome Measurement for Children and Adolescents With Brain Impairment , 01 September 2010 , pp. 93 - 112
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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