dc.contributor.author | Bockhop, Fabian | |
dc.contributor.author | Greving, Sven | |
dc.contributor.author | Zeldovich, Marina | |
dc.contributor.author | Krenz, Ugne | |
dc.contributor.author | Cunitz, Katrin | |
dc.contributor.author | Timmermann, Dagmar | |
dc.contributor.author | Kieslich, Matthias | |
dc.contributor.author | Andelic, Nada | |
dc.contributor.author | Buchheim, Anna | |
dc.contributor.author | Koerte, Inga K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Roediger, Maike | |
dc.contributor.author | Brockmann, Knut | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonfert, Michaela V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Berweck, Steffen | |
dc.contributor.author | Lendt, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Staebler, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | von Steinbuechel, Nicole | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-23T05:03:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-23T05:03:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Neurology. 2024 Apr 19;24(1):133 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10852/110629 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background
The German Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) can be used to assess post-concussion symptoms (PCS) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults, adolescents, and children.
Methods
In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the German RPQ proxy version (N = 146) for children (8—12 years) after TBI at the item, total and scale score level. Construct validity was analyzed using rank correlations with the proxy-assessed Post-Concussion Symptoms Inventory (PCSI-P), the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 7 (GAD-7). Furthermore, sensitivity testing was performed concerning subjects’ sociodemographic and injury-related characteristics. Differential item functioning (DIF) was analyzed to assess the comparability of RPQ proxy ratings for children with those for adolescents.
Results
Good internal consistency was demonstrated regarding Cronbach’s α (0.81—0.90) and McDonald’s ω (0.84—0.92). The factorial validity of a three-factor model was superior to the original one-factor model. Proxy ratings of the RPQ total and scale scores were strongly correlated with the PCSI-P (ϱ = 0.50—0.69), as well as moderately to strongly correlated with the PHQ-9 (ϱ = 0.49—0.65) and the GAD-7 (ϱ = 0.44—0.64). The DIF analysis revealed no relevant differences between the child and adolescent proxy versions.
Conclusions
The German RPQ proxy is a psychometrically reliable and valid instrument for assessing PCS in children after TBI. Therefore, RPQ self- and proxy-ratings can be used to assess PCS in childhood as well as along the lifespan of an individual after TBI. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | The Author(s) | |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.title | Applicability and clinical utility of the German rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire in proxies of children after traumatic brain injury: an instrument validation study | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.date.updated | 2024-04-23T05:03:39Z | |
dc.creator.author | Bockhop, Fabian | |
dc.creator.author | Greving, Sven | |
dc.creator.author | Zeldovich, Marina | |
dc.creator.author | Krenz, Ugne | |
dc.creator.author | Cunitz, Katrin | |
dc.creator.author | Timmermann, Dagmar | |
dc.creator.author | Kieslich, Matthias | |
dc.creator.author | Andelic, Nada | |
dc.creator.author | Buchheim, Anna | |
dc.creator.author | Koerte, Inga K. | |
dc.creator.author | Roediger, Maike | |
dc.creator.author | Brockmann, Knut | |
dc.creator.author | Bonfert, Michaela V. | |
dc.creator.author | Berweck, Steffen | |
dc.creator.author | Lendt, Michael | |
dc.creator.author | Staebler, Michael | |
dc.creator.author | von Steinbuechel, Nicole | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-024-03587-2 | |
dc.type.document | Tidsskriftartikkel | |
dc.type.peerreviewed | Peer reviewed | |
dc.type.version | PublishedVersion | |
cristin.articleid | 133 | |