dc.contributor.author | Ownsworth, Tamara | |
dc.contributor.author | Little, Trudi | |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, Ben | |
dc.contributor.author | Hawkes, Anna | |
dc.contributor.author | Shum, David | |
dc.contributor.editor | Jeff Kreutzer and Nathan Zasler | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T11:56:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T11:56:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.date.modified | 2014-04-01T05:56:10Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0269-9052 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/02699050802446697 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/22413 | |
dc.description.abstract | Primary objective: To investigate the clinical potential of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS 42) and its shorter version (DASS 21) for assessing emotional status following acquired brain injury. Methods and procedures: Participants included 23 individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI), 25 individuals with brain tumour and 29 non-clinical controls. Investigations of internal consistency, test-re-test reliability, theory-consistent differences, sensitivity to change and concurrent validity were conducted. Main outcomes and results: Internal consistency of the DASS was generally acceptable (r > 0.70), with the exception of the anxiety scale for the TBI sample. Test-re-test reliability (1-3 weeks) was sound for the depression scale (r > 0.75) and significant but comparatively lower for other scales (r = 0.60-0.73, p < 0.01). Theory-consistent differences were only evident between the brain tumour sample and non-clinical control sample on the anxiety scale (p < 0.01). Sensitivity to change of the DASS in the context of hospital discharge was demonstrated for depression and stress (p < 0.01), but not for anxiety (p > 0.05). Concurrent validity with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was significant for all scales of the DASS (p < 0.05). Conclusions: While the results generally support the clinical application of the DASS following ABI, further research examining the factor structure of existing and modified versions of the DASS is recommended. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Informa Healhcare | |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | Y | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 858 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 869 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 11 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Brain Injury | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 22 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Biomedical and clinical sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Psychology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 32 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 52 | |
dc.title | Assessing emotional status following acquired brain injury: the clinical potential of the depression, anxiety and stress scales | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Health, School of Applied Psychology | |
gro.date.issued | 2008 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Ownsworth, Tamara | |