Psychometric properties and feasibility of instruments used to assess awareness of deficits after acquired brain injury: A systematic review

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 433-442

  Smeets, Sanne M J ^a   Ponds, Rudolf W H M ^a,c,d   Verhey, Frans R ^a,d   Van Heugten, Caroline M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department PsyQ   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

awareness; brain injuries; literature review; measurement instruments

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPETENCY RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF AWARENESS OF DEFICITS INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AWARENESS; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84870061787     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182242f98     Document Type: Article

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