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A Novel In Vitro Model of Blast Traumatic Brain Injury
Published on: December 21, 2018
Factor Structure of the Community Reintegration of Service-Members (CRIS) in Veterans with Blast-Related Mild
J Kay Waid-Ebbs1, Pey-Shan Wen, David P Graham
1J. Kay Waid-Ebbs, Mail Code #151A, Malcom Randall VAMC, 1601 SW Archer Road, Gainsville, FL 32610, USA, Julia.Waid-Ebbs@va.gov.
Abstract:
Veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) report difficulty engaging in life roles, also referred to as participation. Current measures are either global or lack comprehensive coverage of life roles and have not been validated in Veterans with mTBI. The Community Reintegration of Service-members instrument (CRIS) is a promising measure that was specifically developed for Veterans using a well-formulated conceptual framework and Rasch analysis. However, the CRIS has not been validated in Veterans with mTBI. Two data sets were combined for 191 Veterans with blast-related mTBI to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis of the CRIS. High residual and low loading items (33) were removed to improve the model fit. The remaining items demonstrated high correlation (0.87-0.89) between subscales and high test re-test (0.85 to 0.95). Mean scores were better for Veterans without Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or depression compared to Veterans with PTSD or depression. The refined CRIS offers a valid comprehensive measure of participation for Veterans with blast-related mTBI. Future directions include examining aspects of participation that may not be covered by the CRIS for Veterans with mTBI..
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