The Feasibility of Telephone-Administered Cognitive Testing in Individuals 1 and 2 Years after Inpatient Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury

• DOI: 10.1089/neu.2017.5347
• Publication Date: 2018-03-29T18:55:59Z
• Authors: Kristen Dams-O'Co...; Karla Therese L. Sy; Alexandra Landau; Yelena Bodien; Sureyya Dikmen; Elizabeth R. Felix; Joseph T. Giacino; Laura Gibbons; Flora M. Hammond; Tessa Hart; Doug Johnson-Greene; Jeannie Lengenfelder; Anthony Lequerica; Jody Newman; Thomas Novack; Therese M. O'Neil...; Gale Whiteneck
• Keywords: Telephone interview; Cognitive test

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often results in cognitive impairment, and trajectories of functioning can vary tremendously over time across survivors. Traditional approaches to measuring performance require face-to-face administration a battery objective neuropsychological tests, which be time- labor-intensive. There are numerous clinical research contexts in-person testing is undesirable or unfeasible, including monitoring older adults individuals with disability for whom travel challenging, epidemiological studies geographically dispersed participants. A telephone-based method cognition could conserve resources improve efficiency. The this study examine the feasibility usefulness Brief Test Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT) among who 1 2 years post-moderate-to-severe TBI. total 463 participated at Year post-injury, 386 2. sample was mostly male (73%) white (59%), an average age (mean ± standard deviation) 47.9 20.9 years, 73% experienced duration post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) greater than 7 days. majority participants were able complete BTACT subtests (61-69% 56-64% Years respectively); score imputation those unable test due severity impairment yields data 74-79% sample. showed expected changes between 1-2, summary scores demonstrated associations severity, employment status, status as measured Functional Independence Measure. Results indicate it feasible, efficient, useful measure telephone moderate-severe