Reliability of Videoconferencing Administration of a Communication Questionnaire to People With Traumatic Brain Injury and Their Close Others. Issue 6 (November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rietdijk, Rachael; Power, Emma; Brunner, Melissa; Togher, Leanne
• Is Part Of: Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. Volume 32:Issue 6(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-11
• Subjects: communication -- questionnaires -- reliability -- self-report -- telehealth; Brain damage -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Brain damage -- Periodicals; 617.4810443
• DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000000282
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0885-9701

Abstract

Abstract : Objectives: To compare in-person with videoconferencing administration of a communication questionnaire for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and their close others. Design: Repeated-measures design with randomized order of administration. Participants: Twenty adults with severe TBI and their close others. Methods: Both participants with TBI and their close others completed the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) via interview with a clinician, once via Skype and once during a home visit. Measures: Total LCQ score and time taken for completion. Results: There were no significant differences between videoconferencing and in-person conditions in the total scores or time taken to complete the questionnaire. Conclusions: Videoconferencing-based administration of the LCQ is as reliable and efficient as in-person administration.