@article{ref1,
title="Assessment method influences the severity and type of symptoms reported after self-reported mild traumatic brain injury",
journal="Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology",
year="2015",
author="Edmed, Shannon L. and Sullivan, Karen A. and Allan, Alicia C. and Smith, Simon S.",
volume="37",
number="6",
pages="641-652",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of assessment method (spontaneous report versus checklist) on the report of postconcussive syndrome (PCS) symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). SETTING: Community. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-six participants (58% female) with postacute self-reported mTBI (i.e., sustained 1-6 months prior to participation) and 36 age-, gender-, and ethnicity-matched controls with no history of mTBI. <br><br>DESIGN: Cross-sectional. MAIN MEASURES: Spontaneous symptom report from open-ended questions and checklist endorsed symptoms from the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (both measures administered online). <br><br>RESULTS: Assessment method significantly affected individual symptom item frequencies (small to large effects), the number of symptoms reported, the total severity score, domain severity scores (i.e., somatic/sensory, cognitive, and affective symptom domains), and the number of participants who met a PCS caseness criterion (large effects; checklist > spontaneous report). The types of symptoms that were different between the groups differed for the assessment methods: Compared to controls, the nonclinical mTBI group spontaneously reported significantly greater somatic/sensory and cognitive domain severity scores, whilst no domain severity scores differed between groups when endorsed on a checklist. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Assessment method can alter the number, severity, and types of symptoms reported by individuals who have sustained an mTBI and could potentially influence clinical decisions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1380-3395",
doi="10.1080/13803395.2015.1038984",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803395.2015.1038984"
}