Assessing distress in caregivers of people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI): a psychometric study of the Head Injury Behaviour Scale

Title
Assessing distress in caregivers of people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI): a psychometric study of the Head Injury Behaviour Scale
Publication Date
2003
Author(s)
Godfrey, Hamish P D
Harnett, Mairead A
Knight, Robert G
Marsh, Nigel Vincent
Kesel, Denyse A
Partridge, Fiona M
Robertson, R Heidi
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Informa Healthcare
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.1080/0269905031000066201
UNE publication id
une:3690
Abstract
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Head Injury Behaviour Scale (HIBS) using responses from 242 caregivers. The HIBS is a 20-item, scale describing common behavioural problems following traumatic brain injury (TBI), which are typical of dysexecutive syndrome. A principal components analysis was conducted on caregiver distress ratings for the 20 items comprising the HIBS and produced a two-factor solution with 10 items loading on each factor. Consequently, two sub-scales were derived and labelled Emotional Regulation and Behavioural Regulation. The sub-scales were found to have good internal-consistency reliability. It is suggested that the Emotional Regulation sub-scale assesses behaviours reflecting impaired emotional control, occurring during interactions with caregivers. The Behavioural Regulation sub-scale assesses problems typical of dysexecutive syndrome, but which carry less emotional valence for caregivers. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed and normative data provided for the two sub-scales.
Link
Citation
Brain Injury, 17(5), p. 427-435
ISSN
1362-301X
0269-9052
Start page
427
End page
435

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