Using the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire to Measure Perceived Social Communication Ability in Adolescents With Traumatic Brain Injury

Douglas, Jacinta

doi:10.1375/brim.11.2.171

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“…Individuals with TBI and their partners had relatively good agreement on the incidence of problem behaviours (r ¼ 0.70, p < 0.01) and in fact had stronger consensus than did participants in previous research by Douglas et al [22] (r ¼ 0.480, p < 0.001) and a more recent Douglas [24] study (r ¼ 0.63, p < 0.0001). It is proposed that this was because participants had a mutual reference point, as they were using the same conversational data.…”

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“…Participants were eight adults with moderate-tosevere TBI and eight close others, defined as in previous studies of the LCQ [21][22][23][24][25] as a person who knew the participant well, preferably lived with that person and had known him or her before the injury. Inclusion criteria for the TBI group were that participants were age 18 years or older, could communicate orally and had sustained a TBI.…”

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“…There are a variety of tools for measuring communication behaviours; unfortunately, few are specific to TBI [19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. There are several tools that address self-awareness in TBI [26][27][28][29], however, and include measures related to communication.…”

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“…To be functionally relevant to all stakeholders, including the person with TBI, the scale should be completed within the context of genuine conversation. The La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) [21][22][23][24][25] meets these requirements. It is noteworthy that the 30-scale items address several stakeholder concerns [30].…”

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“…The La Trobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) [21][22][23][24][25] is a 30-item questionnaire that was designed to measure perceived communicative ability and identify the frequency of communication behaviours that are typically considered to be 'less desirable' in adult conversations, including behaviours such as poor topic maintenance, use of language that is inappropriate to the context, and use of vague or empty language. The LCQ employs a modified 5-point Likert scale with responses ranging from never or rarely to usually or always.…”

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Video-based administration of the La Trobe Communication Questionnaire for adults with traumatic brain injury and their communication partners

Hoepner

Turkstra

2013

Brain Injury

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Primary objective: To explore the use of direct video-based review for administration of the LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ), and explore use of the LCQ as a tool for identifying and prioritizing targets for partner-based intervention.Research design: Between-groups design comparing self-vs partner ratings of social communication behaviours in conversation and qualitative analysis of response patterns and participant feedback. Methods and procedures: Eight adults with moderate-to-severe TBI and their partners engaged in 20-minute videotaped conversations, elicited using a topic-starter task. Each participant with TBI and his or her partner then completed the LCQ while viewing the dyad's videotaped conversation. Self-and partner ratings of the person with TBI were compared to each other and to published LCQ data. Main outcomes and results: Based on direct review of their videotaped conversations, six of eight individuals with TBI rated themselves as having more frequent problem behaviours than did their partners. Overall agreement between individuals with TBI and their partners was 0.70. Conclusions: The present study suggests that direct review of videotaped conversations might avoid some of the limitations associated with recall of previous events, which can be biased toward negative events and confounded by memory impairments in individuals with TBI. Participants stated that the video segment reflected their typical interactions and, thus, behaviours observed in this context could serve as a starting point for intervention planning. IntroductionSustainable social integration for persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) depends in part upon the success of their interactions with their close partners [1,2]. Persons with TBI often demonstrate social communication problems, however, which may strain everyday relationships and potentially endanger the longevity of these relationships [3-10]. These problems include tangential comments, verbosity, perseveration, interruptions and lost train of thought [11,12], all of which can add to the listener's burden in conversation [1, 2] and discourage social interactions. Providing partners with knowledge and skills that foster more successful communication interactions can reduce partner burden and strain on relationships. Partner-based intervention also is consistent with the current models of health outcomes [13] and models for TBI intervention [14][15][16], in which communication partners are considered to be essential stakeholders in intervention for the person with TBI and the clinician's role shifts from expert 'fixer' to co-facilitator of change.

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