@article{ref1,
title="Assessing lifetime exposure to traumatic brain injury among an international sample of Spanish speakers",
journal="NeuroRehabilitation",
year="2020",
author="Lequerica, Anthony H. and Arango-Lasprilla, Juan Carlos and Krch, Denise and Corrigan, John D.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: With structured interviews being an established method for assessing  one's exposure to traumatic brain injury across their lifetime, effective assessment  tools are needed to serve the large population of Spanish speakers in the U.S. and  abroad. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: To obtain preliminary evidence of validity for a Spanish version  of a web-based, structured interview designed to assess lifetime exposure to TBI. <br><br>METHODS: A sample of 720 Spanish-speaking individuals between the ages of 18 through  65 from the continental U.S. (34.3%), South America (30.8%), the Caribbean (12.6%),  Spain (12.4%), and Mexico and Central America (9.9%) completed an online survey  containing the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method  (Self-Administered-Brief; OSU TBI-ID SAB), Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory, and  PROMIS Cognitive Concerns Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Indices of severity of worst TBI, time  since most recent TBI, and multiple injuries demonstrated expected relationships  with neurobehavioral symptoms such that greater symptom reporting was observed among  those who had more severe injuries, more recent injuries, and multiple injuries over  a period of time. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings provide preliminary evidence of validity for  three of the indices derived from OSU TBI-ID SAB among Spanish-speaking individuals. Further study is needed to assess other aspects of this instrument to pave the way  for further epidemiological studies involving lifetime exposure to TBI among  Spanish-speaking individuals across the U.S., Spain, and Latin America.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8135",
doi="10.3233/NRE-201539",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-201539"
}