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Published on: January 30, 2018
Prediction of employment status following traumatic brain injury using a behavioural measure of frontal lobe
Amy Simpson1, Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
1Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
Objective:
To examine whether a behavioural measure of frontal lobe functioning, the Brock Adaptive Functioning Questionnaire (BAFQ), could predict employment status following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Design:
A discriminant function analysis was conducted to determine the ability of the BAFQ, along with other factors, to predict occupational status post-injury.
Methods:
Sixty-one TBI survivors completed a background information questionnaire, the BAFQ, and an employment status rating scale.
Results:
A factor analysis of the BAFQ sub-scales revealed two factors, one related to functioning in the orbitofrontal area, and one related to dorsolateral frontal lobe functioning. These two factors, along with background information, were entered into a discriminant function analysis, revealing a 77.4% accuracy rate in predicting occupational status post-injury.
Conclusions:
Demographic variables were found to differentiate employed from unemployed survivors. The BAFQ appeared useful in differentiating survivors who may return to their pre-injury employment level from those who may require modified employment.
