Fabian Bockhop, Sven Greving, Marina Zeldovich, Ugne Krenz, Katrin Cunitz, Dagmar Timmermann, Matthias Kieslich, Nada Andelic, Anna Buchheim, Inga K Koerte, Maike Roediger, Knut Brockmann, Michaela V Bonfert, Steffen Berweck, Michael Lendt, Michael Staebler, Nicole von Steinbuechel
BACKGROUND: The German Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) can be used to assess post-concussion symptoms (PCS) after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults, adolescents, and children. METHODS: In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the German RPQ proxy version (N = 146) for children (8-12 years) after TBI at the item, total and scale score level. Construct validity was analyzed using rank correlations with the proxy-assessed Post-Concussion Symptoms Inventory (PCSI-P), the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale 7 (GAD-7)...
April 19, 2024: BMC Neurology