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Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory.

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Weinfurt, KP; Willke, R; Glick, HA; Schulman, KA
Published in: Qual Life Res
1999

Little research has been conducted towards the development and evaluation of a measure of quality of life specific to head/brain injury populations. Accordingly, we examined responses to the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory in the context of a clinical trial for head injury patients (n = 655) conducted in 14 countries. To reduce the 66 item scale into a smaller number of composite scales, principal components analysis was conducted. Scales were constructed assessing four categories of symptoms: cognitive deficits, depression, aggression and somatization. The internal reliabilities (alpha coefficient) of the four scales were generally acceptable (range = 0.79-0.92). Scores on all four scales correlated significantly with patient-rated overall quality of life and all but the aggression scale correlated significantly with overall clinical severity. The need for more formal evaluation of this and other disease-specific measures is discussed.

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Qual Life Res

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ISSN

0962-9343

Publication Date

1999

Volume

8

Issue

1-2

Start / End Page

17 / 24

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Mental Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Health Policy & Services
 

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Weinfurt, K. P., Willke, R., Glick, H. A., & Schulman, K. A. (1999). Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory. Qual Life Res, 8(1–2), 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1026411129270
Weinfurt, K. P., R. Willke, H. A. Glick, and K. A. Schulman. “Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory.Qual Life Res 8, no. 1–2 (1999): 17–24. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1026411129270.
Weinfurt KP, Willke R, Glick HA, Schulman KA. Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory. Qual Life Res. 1999;8(1–2):17–24.
Weinfurt, K. P., et al. “Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory.Qual Life Res, vol. 8, no. 1–2, 1999, pp. 17–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1023/a:1026411129270.
Weinfurt KP, Willke R, Glick HA, Schulman KA. Towards a composite scoring solution for the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory. Qual Life Res. 1999;8(1–2):17–24.
Journal cover image

Published In

Qual Life Res

DOI

ISSN

0962-9343

Publication Date

1999

Volume

8

Issue

1-2

Start / End Page

17 / 24

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Quality of Life
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Mental Health
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Status
  • Health Policy & Services