An Objective Tool Used After Traumatic Brain Injury

In this report, the researchers depict how an objective measure, the Participation Assessment with Recombined Tools-Objective (PART-O), was developed and tested for survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The PART-O was created through utilizing a pool of items from the Craig Handicap Assessment and Reporting Technique-Short Form (CHART-SF), Community Integration Questionnaire version 2 (CIQ-2), and Participation Objective, Participation Subjective (POPS). In addition, the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (M2PI) was used as a follow-up interview after the three instruments had been administered. The combined instrument was pilot tested with 13 individuals with TBI in person or by telephone as part of their scheduled TBI model systems (MS) follow-up. The investigation sampled 400 individuals (16 yrs and over) recruited from the TBIMS longitudinal database. Through the 24-item inventory, individual choice and abilities were found to be reflective of participants in the community. While there is a need for future research, the PART-O is a starting point in creating a replacement measure of participation for a TBIMS National Database instrument that had poor psychometric properties.