The clinical utility of the Beck Depression Inventory after traumatic brain injury.
Brain Inj
; 15(12): 1021-8, 2001 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
To examine the psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to determine the relative endorsement of somatic-performance and cognitive-affective items in this group. RESEARCHDESIGN:
Prospective 2 year follow up assessment.METHODS:
117 patients discharged from an inpatient TBI rehabilitation service completed the BDI as part of a 24 month follow up assessment. Demographic and injury related data were obtained from patient files and significant others. MAINOUTCOMES:
A principal components analysis revealed three factors describing affective and performance items, negative attitudes towards oneself and somatic disturbance. The reliability estimate was high (coefficient alpha = 0.92). A dependent sample t-test revealed higher endorsement of the cognitive-affective subscale with more clients classified as at least moderately depressed using the cognitive-affective rather than the total BDI score.CONCLUSION:
This study provides preliminary evidence suggesting that the BDI may be an effective screening tool for self reported depression in TBI.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Transtorno Depressivo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article