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Treatment Efficacy of Social Communication Skills Training After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Treatment and Deferred Treatment Controlled Trial

Dahlberg CA, Cusick CP, Hawley LA, Newman JK, Morey CE. Harrison-Felix CL, Whiteneck GG. Treatment efficacy of social communication skills training after traumatic brain injury: a randomized treatment and deferred treatment controlled trial. Objective To evaluate the efficacy of a replicable group treatment program to improve social communication skills after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design Randomized treatment and deferred treatment controlled trial, with follow-up at 3, 6, and 9 months post-treatment. Setting Community. Participants Volunteer sample of 52 people with TBI who were at least 1 year postinjury, who received rehabilitation, and who had identified social communication deficits. Intervention Twelve weekly group sessions (1.5h each) to improve social communication. Main Outcome Measures The Profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC), Social Communication Skills Questionnaire–Adapted (SCSQ-A), Goal Attainment Scale (GAS), Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique–Short Form social integration and occupation subscales, Community Integration Questionnaire social integration and productivity subscales, and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS). Results Independent samples t test analysis showed significant treatment effect compared with no treatment on 7 of 10 of the PFIC subscales ( P range, .024 to <.001) and the SCSQ-A ( P=.005) after the first 12 weeks of the study. After 12 weeks of treatment for all participants, repeated-measures analysis showed significant improvements from baseline on 9 of 10 PFIC subscales ( P range, .01−.001), SCSQ-A ( P≤.001), GAS ( P≤.001), and SWLS ( P=.011). At 6-month follow-up, scores were significantly better than baseline on 6 of 10 PFIC scales ( P range, .01−.001), the SCSQ-A ( P≤.001), GAS ( P≤.001), and SWLS ( P≤.001). Conclusions TBI subjects who received social communication skills training had improved communication skills that were maintained on follow-up. Overall life satisfaction for participants was improved.

Reliability and validity of communication skills questionnaire (CSQ)

A new and easy evaluation method of communication skills has been developed using the Communication Skills Questionnaire (CSQ), which can be self-administered or administered by family members and medical staff. The reliability and validity of this CSQ were evaluated. Eighty-seven patients with mental disorders and 100 normal controls participated in a self-rating evaluation of the CSQ, and 55 family members and four medical personnel also participated in objective rating. The CSQ contained 29 items and these items were divided into three categories: cooperative skills (17 items), assertive skills (six items) and general communication skills (six items, mainly non-verbal skills). Internal consistencies of all groups were between 0.91 and 0.97. Test-retest reliability values for patients, family members and medical staff were between 0.90 and 0.95. Interrater reliability of medical staff was 0.73. The total scores had a moderate positive correlation with Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score and doctor's impression of communication skill evaluated on a 10-point scale. The patient group had a lower CSQ score than that of controls and the score differences between controls and patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders or eating disorders were statistically significant. This questionnaire is a good psychometric method of evaluating the communication skills of patients.

Poster 34: Social Communication Skills in Persons With Postacute Traumatic Brain Injury: 3 Perspectives

Objectives: To describe social communication skills problems as identified by people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) compared with significant other (SO) and clinician ratings; and to describe the associations between these skills and community integration and satisfaction with life. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Community. Participants: 60 people with TBI ≥1 year postinjury; volunteer sample; and 58 SOs. Interventions: Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures: Social Communication Skills Questionnaire–Adapted, occupational and social integration subscales of the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique–Short Form, productivity and social integration subscales of the Community Integration Questionnaire, Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Profile of Functional Impairment in Communication (PFIC).

Adherence, Compliance and Generalization in Behavioral Medicine

Back to table of contents Previous article Next article ArticleNo AccessAdherence, Compliance and Generalization in Behavioral MedicineJOHN PAUL BRADYJOHN PAUL BRADYSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.1.129-aAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail "Adherence, Compliance and Generalization in Behavioral Medicine." American Journal of Psychiatry, 141(1), pp. 129-a–131 Access content To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access. Personal login Institutional Login Sign in via OpenAthens Purchase Save for later Item saved, go to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry $35.00 Add to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry Checkout Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability. Not a subscriber? Subscribe Now / Learn More PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development. Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.). FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited byReview Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol. 2, No. 4Journal of Clinical Psychology, Vol. 64, No. 6Annals of General Psychiatry, Vol. 7, No. S1Reliability and validity of communication skills questionnaire (CSQ)Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Vol. 60, No. 2Journal of Adult Development, Vol. 12, No. 1Efficacy of open-system social skills training in inpatients with mood, neurotic and eating disordersPsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Vol. 57, No. 3The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol. 188, No. 4Verhaltenstherapeutische Methoden in der Behandlung schizophrener JugendlicherZeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Vol. 27, No. 3The Journal for Specialists in Group Work, Vol. 24, No. 1SchizophreniaNew England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 330, No. 10Psychopharmacology, Vol. 115, No. 1-2Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 47, No. 5Social Skills, Social Anxiety, and Cognitive Factors in SchizophreniaNeue psychosoziale Verfahren in der Behandlung schizophrener PatientenTraining Skills in the Psychiatrically Disabled: Learning Coping and CompetenceEstudios de Psicología, Vol. 7, No. 25British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, Vol. 14, No. 3Addiction, Vol. 81, No. 4Journal of Advanced Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 1Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, Vol. 18, No. 1-2Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 8, No. 1 Volume 141Issue 1 January 1984Pages 129-a-131 Metrics PDF download History Published online 1 April 2006 Published in print 1 January 1984