Utility of the Croatian translation of the community integration questionnaire-revised in a sample of adults with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

Abstract

The results show that the Croatian translation of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised is useful in assessing participation in adults with traumatic brain injury and confirm previous findings that severity of injury predicts community integration. Results of the new Electronic Social Networking scale indicate that persons who are more active on electronic social networks report better results for other domains of community integration, especially social activities. Implications for rehabilitation The Croatian translation of the Community Integration Questionnaire-Revised is a valid tool for long-term assessment of participation in various domains in persons with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury Persons with traumatic brain injury who are more active in the use of electronic social networking are also more integrated into social and productivity domains. Targeted training in the use of new technologies could enhance participation after traumatic brain injury.

Crosscultural Validation of the Community Integration Questionnaire–Revised in an Italian Population

“…Cronbach's alpha coefficient shows a good internal consistency for the home integration (HI) subscale only ( α = 0.82) so that we can consider it to be the most sensitive to measure community integration's level in healthy people. This result is very similar to those in other studies and validations, especially to those of the Croatian version of the CIQ-R, which was validated in healthy population and in TBI patients [ 23 ]. We can affirm that home integration subscale results to have the greatest sensitivity in measuring the level of individual's integration in family life and participation to housework's, such as shopping for groceries or other necessities, preparing meals, caring for the children, planning social arrangements (such as get-togethers with family and friends), or looking after personal finances (such as banking or paying bills).…”

“…In the last few years, the CIQ-R has been used in many researches worldwide [ 12 – 20 ] and translated and validated in several languages, such as Persian [ 21 ], Japanese [ 22 ], and Croatian [ 23 ]. Despite the CIQ-R's wide use and the many articles comparing the CIQ with other evaluation scales (e.g., the CHART [ 24 ], SPRS [ 25 ], CIM [ 26 ], and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) [ 27 ]), studies attesting the reliability and construct validity of the CIQ, compared to those of different tools and gold standards, are limited.…”

Psychometric properties of the Community Integration Questionnaire: a systematic review of five populations

“…20 This is coherent with the results obtained with the traumatic brain injury population. 6,8,31 The Social Integration subscale scores for internal consistency were higher with the traumatic brain injury population than with the populations included in included studies. [17][18][19]20,22,24 Also, issues concerning the Productive Activities subscale that were first raised in studies with the traumatic brain injury populations 8,32 were also present in the studies included in this review.…”

„Sretni smo poslije svakog tog zooma“

“…Mnoga istraživanja potvrđuju da uslijed oštećenja kognitivnih, motoričkih, emocionalnih ili bihevioralnih funkcija posljedice TOM-a dugoročno utječu na samostalnost i sudjelovanje u brojnim područjima svakodnevnog života (Beadle, Ownsworth, Fleming i Shum, 2016.;Douglas, 2020;Giles i sur. 2019;Klepo, Sangster Jokić i Tršinski, 2020;Milders, 2019;Ponsford i sur., 2014;Rapport, Hanks i Bryer, 2006;Tršinski, Tadinac, Bakran i Klepo, 2019;Watkin, Phillips i Radford, 2020). TOM se vrlo često naziva i "tiha epidemija" jer posljedice ozljede na prvi pogled nisu uočljive i društvo ih uglavnom nije dovoljno svjesno (Peeters i sur.…”

“…Brain injuries are typically classified as mild, moderate, and severe based on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS; Teasdale & Jennett, 1974), while the consequences of such injury can range from shortterm loss of consciousness to coma or even death as a result of a traumatic event (Faul & Coronado, 2015). Several studies have confirmed that TBI can cause the impairment of cognitive, motor, emotional, and behavioural functions, subsequently affecting long-term independence and participation in many areas of daily life (Beadle, Ownsworth, Fleming & Shum, 2016;Douglas, 2020;Giles et al 2019;Klepo, Sangster Jokić & Tršinski, 2020;Milders, 2019;Rapport, Hanks & Bryer, 2006;Tršinski, Tadinac, Bakran & Klepo, 2019;Watkin, Phillips & Radford, 2020).…”