@article{ref1,
title="Psychosocial adjustment following acquired brain injury in childhood and adolescence: Executive, behavioural and emotional contributions",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2014",
author="Soo, Cheryl and Tate, Robyn and Brookes, Naomi",
volume="28",
number="7",
pages="906-914",
abstract="BACKGROUND: A large literature documents psychosocial difficulties affecting participation in everyday activities following acquired brain injury (ABI). This study examined executive, behavioural and emotional contributions to psychosocial outcome in children with ABI. <br><br>METHOD: Participants with ABI (n = 35; aged 7-18 years) were recruited from a rehabilitation department. Psychosocial functioning was assessed using the Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children (SPRS-C). Executive, emotional and behavioural variables were examined using self and parent-report measures. <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty-eight per cent of the sample was classified as having good psychosocial functioning, with 54% classified as limited and 8% as poor. The sample was dichotomized on executive, behavioural and emotional functioning comparing those with and without difficulties. Participants classified without behavioural difficulties had better functioning on SPRS-C compared to those with difficulties (p < 0.01). In contrast, for executive and emotional functioning, hardly any SPRS-C variable showed significant group differences. Of the total group, 15-21% had elevated levels on emotional outcome measures. This was, however, dependent on age, with 22-44% of the older sample reporting elevated levels on at least one emotional variable compared to 4-16% of the younger sample. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The pattern of results highlight the contribution of behavioural functioning to psychosocial outcome post-childhood ABI.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.3109/02699052.2014.888762",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2014.888762"
}