| The construct validity of the readiness to change questionnaire for persons with TBI. | |
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PMID: 10745185 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the reliability and validity of the Readiness to Change Questionnaire (RTC) among persons with recent traumatic brain injury. DESIGN: Survey. SETTING: Inpatient rehabilitation. PARTICIPANTS: One-hundred twenty-six persons with recent TBI. RESULTS: In the first step of the analyses the RTC measure was rescaled and shortened to produce a coherent linear measure of readiness to change. Subsequent analyses showed that the linear measure fit a three stage model of change and correlated in meaningful ways with independent measures of alcohol problem severity. CONCLUSIONS: The RTC measure can be substantially improved by utilizing results obtained from rating scale analysis. The resulting 10-item linear scale has good internal consistency, a theoretically sound factor structure and meaningful correlations with external variables. Measuring readiness to change may be useful for tailoring treatment and predicting outcomes, though more research is needed in this area. |
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Authors:
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C H Bombardier; A W Heinemann |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation Volume: 15 ISSN: 0885-9701 ISO Abbreviation: J Head Trauma Rehabil Publication Date: 2000 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-04-26 Completed Date: 2000-04-26 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8702552 Medline TA: J Head Trauma Rehabil Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 696-709 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA. |
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Adaptation, Physiological Adaptation, Psychological Adolescent Adult Alcoholism / complications, diagnosis, prevention & control Brain Injuries / complications, diagnosis, rehabilitation* Female Health Status* Humans Injury Severity Score Inpatients Male Middle Aged Neuropsychological Tests Questionnaires* Rehabilitation Centers Reproducibility of Results Sampling Studies |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R49/CCR011714-01//PHS HHS; R49/CCR512721//PHS HHS |
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