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dc.contributor.authorOwnsworth, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorLittle, Trudi
dc.contributor.authorTurner, Ben
dc.contributor.authorHawkes, Anna
dc.contributor.authorShum, David
dc.contributor.editorJeff Kreutzer and Nathan Zasler
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:56:19Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:56:19Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2014-04-01T05:56:10Z
dc.identifier.issn0269-9052
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02699050802446697
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22413
dc.description.abstractPrimary 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInforma Healhcare
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom858
dc.relation.ispartofpageto869
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBrain Injury
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleAssessing emotional status following acquired brain injury: the clinical potential of the depression, anxiety and stress scales
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorOwnsworth, Tamara


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