Citation

Soo C, Tate RL, Anderson V, Beauchamp MH, Brookes N, Catroppa C, Galvin J, Muscara F. Dev. Neurorehabil. 2015; 19(6): 356-364.

Affiliation

Australian Centre for Child Neuropsychology Studies, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital , Melbourne , Australia .

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/17518423.2014.1000504

PMID

25756540

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children (SPRS-C) assesses psychosocial functioning in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). This article aims to: (1) describe normative data for the parent-rated SPRS-C and, (2) evaluate the discriminant validity of the SPRS-C.

METHODS: For Aim 1, participants were parents of typically developing children (TDC) aged 5-14 years (N = 200). For Aim 2, participants with ABI were aged 5-14 years (n = 26). A matched group of TDC was sampled from the larger normative sample to serve as a control group (n = 26).

RESULTS: For Aim 1, SPRS-C scores across the 10 age-bands were in the higher ranges. Correlation coefficients of SPRS-C total score with child's age and parent occupational skill level were not statistically significant. For Aim 2, SPRS-C scores for the ABI group were significantly lower than the control group.

CONCLUSIONS: These data provide a guide for clinical interpretation of the SPRS-C for measuring psychosocial functioning in children with ABI.

Language: en