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  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Clinical Assessment

Background:

  • Disorders of Consciousness (DOC) present significant challenges in accurately assessing patient communicative abilities.
  • The Lowenstein Communication Scale (LCS) is designed to evaluate communicative performance in individuals with DOC.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reliability and validity of the Lowenstein Communication Scale (LCS) as an assessment tool for patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).

Main Methods:

  • Evaluated 23 inpatients with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and 18 in a minimally conscious state (MCS) at two time points.
  • Assessed patients using the LCS by two raters and the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) by one rater.

Main Results:

  • High inter-rater agreement (58-100%) and strong correlations (r = 0.599-1.000) were observed for LCS scores between raters.
  • LCS demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach's α > 0.7) and significant correlations with CRS-R scores (r = 0.554-0.949).

Conclusions:

  • The Lowenstein Communication Scale (LCS) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing communicative performance in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).
  • The LCS is recommended as a valuable tool for both clinical practice and research in the field of DOC.