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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

  • Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) can cause persistent neurobehavioral symptoms.
  • Accurate assessment of symptom change is crucial for effective rehabilitation.
  • The Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) is a common tool for measuring mTBI symptoms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the correspondence between the 8-point reliable change index of the NSI and clinically significant item-level symptom changes.
  • To assess the utility of the reliable change index in tracking recovery in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes data from 655 active-duty service members with mTBI.
  • Patients were classified as responders based on an 8-point decrease in NSI total score.
  • Significant item-level change was defined by a reduction in severity for at least one NSI item.

Main Results:

  • A 76% agreement was found between the reliable change index and item-level change methods.
  • Forty-five percent of patients met both criteria for change.
  • Eight percent showed item-level change but not reliable change; 15% showed reliable change but not item-level change.

Conclusions:

  • The 8-point reliable change index for the NSI demonstrates good correspondence with clinically significant item-level changes in mTBI patients.
  • The reliable change index is a more accessible and easily calculable method for assessing treatment response.
  • Item-level change analysis may offer additional insights in specific clinical scenarios.