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Study evaluated the psychometric properties and validity of an expanded set of community enfranchisement items that are suitable for computer adaptive testing. Enfranchisement is a complex construct reflecting individuals’ assessment of whether they perceive that the communities in which they want to participate respect their full participation. Data were ...

Study examined the characteristics of postburn itch and associated symptoms in the pediatric population. A retrospective review was conducted of 430 pediatric burn survivors who were enrolled in the Burn Model System program from 2006 to 2013. Demographic data, injury characteristics, associated symptoms (skin-related problems, pain, and sleep), and ...

Study investigated whether acute in?ammation pro?les predict posttraumatic depression (PTD) risk 6 and 12 months after moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). A total of 41 participants had acute cerebrospinal ?uid (CSF) inflammatory biomarker values, and 50 participants had acute serum inflammatory biomarker values. Outcome variables included the Patient Health ...

Article describes the background and development of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) measurement system, a spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific, patient-reported outcome measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) covering physical, emotional, and social domains of functioning. The SCI-QOL was developed using item response theory (IRT) ...

Study examined the construct validity of the subscales of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) in measuring the neurobehavioral pattern of recovery of consciousness. Item response theory (IRT) and factor analyses were applied to CRS-R subscales scores collected from 180 rehabilitation inpatients with posttraumatic disturbance in consciousness who participated in ...

Article describes the background and development of the Spinal Cord Injury -- Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) measurement system, a spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific, patient-reported outcome measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) covering physical, emotional, and social domains of functioning. The SCI-QOL was developed using item response theory (IRT) ...