Citation

Sullivan KA, Wade C. Appl. Neuropsychol. Adult 2019; 26(1): 58-64.

Affiliation

Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation , Queensland University of Technology (QUT) , Brisbane , Queensland , Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/23279095.2017.1359603

PMID

28880678

Abstract

Few studies have examined the effect of varying the assault perpetrator on expectations of outcome from mild TBI. Using a cross sectional between groups design, individuals with no history of mild TBI were randomly allocated to one of two vignette conditions. The vignette depicted a mild TBI with fixed injury parameters and a different assault perpetrator (partner, n = 27; or stranger, n = 27). The participants were instructed to imagine that they had been injured as per the depiction, and then to anticipate the injury consequences 6-months later. An online questionnaire was used including: the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory, the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian Version, the Impact of Events Scale-Revised, and the Perceived Ability to Cope with Trauma. The depicted injury was rated for the extent to which it was perceived as life-threatening, the subsequent diagnosis, and the global recovery prospects. The anticipated consequences of the injury (symptoms and trauma variables) did not differ across the conditions, all p's > 0.05. The expected outcomes for an assault-related mild TBI were not affected by perpetrator type. However, the study had several limitations and further consideration of this factor may still be warranted.

Language: en

Keywords

Adults; brain injury; concussion; experiment; intimate partner violence; mild head injury; mild traumatic brain injury; physical assault; psychology; vignette