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Development of a scale for assessment of agitation following traumatic brain injury

Corrigan, John D.·1989·Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Abstract

Development and initial validation of a scale for assessment of agitation in traumatic brain-injured individuals is described. Items were selected from an initial 39-item pool based on their testability, differentiation of agitation, frequency of occurrence, and representation of the full domain of the construct. The resulting 14-item instrument, called the Agitated Behavior Scale (ABS), was subsequently tested on an independent sample of 35 head-injured subjects. Reliability was examined via measures of internal consistency and qualitative evaluation of principal components factor analysis. Cronbach's alpha exceeded .80 for all rates. Comparable values of theta were found and qualitative criteria of internal consistency were met. The ABS score accounted for between 36% and 62% of the variance in 15 of 16 correlations with simultaneous, independent observations of agitation. Results of initial validation are discussed in light of classic test theory and research necessary for determination of construct validity.

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Authors
Corrigan, J. D.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Corresponding author
Corrigan, John D.
Venue
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Published
1989-03
Volume
11
Issue
2
Pages
261-277
ISSN
  • 0165-0475 (ISSN-L)
  • 0168-8634
OpenAlex
W2087451282
Cited by
281
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Keywords
agitation, traumatic brain injury, scale development, psychometric validation, internal consistency, construct validity, behavioral assessment
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain Damage, Chronic, Brain Injuries, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychometrics, Psychomotor Agitation

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