Assessment of community integration following traumatic brain injury

Abstract

The instruments reviewed all provide assessment of three core elements of community integration: relationships with others, independence in one's own living situation and meaningful activities. Within the context of available information, the CIQ and RNLI appear the most reliable and valid, objective and subjective assessments of community reintegration, respectively. Caution is recommended in use of these tools by proxy raters. Unfortunately, with the exception of the CIQ and RNLI, evaluation of measurement characteristics and clinical usefulness is lacking. To promote an informed process of selection of tools, further evaluation is recommended.