The Development of a New Computer Adaptive Test to Evaluate Feelings of Being Trapped in Caregivers of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: TBI-CareQOL Feeling Trapped Item Bank.
Noelle E Carlozzi, Michael A Kallen, Robin Hanks and 8 others
PMID 30075146WHAT IT FOUND
A new caregiver measure of feeling trapped after TBI gives a score in under a minute.
The computer test often asked 4 items and averaged 32 seconds. It can flag caregivers who may need respite or support.
Key findings
01The final Feeling Trapped item bank has 15 items.
02The computer adaptive test most often used 4 items and averaged 32 seconds.
03A score of 60 or higher indicates feelings worse than 84.1% of other caregivers.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The sample was mostly spousal caregivers, and there were not enough parent caregivers to check whether the items work differently for parents. Caregivers of someone less than one year after injury were excluded, so the measure was not tested in that group. The retest was done at only one data collection site. The computer adaptive test was simulated with software. Clinic administration was not directly tested. Caregiver health status, care intensity, and TBI severity were not controlled. TBI severity records were missing for many military caregivers. Most caregivers were female, Caucasian, married, and well educated, so it is unclear how the measure performs in other groups.
Declared interests
The supplied publication types list NIH extramural and U.S. Government non-P.H.S. research support. No author conflict-of-interest statement is provided in the supplied text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that the test improves caregiver or patient outcomes. The study tested how the measure works, not whether using it changes care.