Measuring behavioural disturbances exhibited by children and adolescents in post-traumatic amnesia: Development of a scale.

Behavioural disturbances are often observed, but (to our knowledge) not systematically assessed, in children who are in post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Therefore, we aimed to develop a prototype scale that measures the full range of behavioural disturbances exhibited by school-aged children in PTA. Quantitative and qualitative feedback was collected via online surveys.

Post-traumatic amnesia: a scoping review & content analysis of behavioral disturbances.

Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to identify behavioral disturbances exhibited by patients in post-traumatic amnesia (PTA). While behavioral disturbances are common in PTA, research into their presentation and standardized measures for their assessment are limited.

Design: The study protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021268275).

Predictive validity of the Westmead Post-Traumatic Amnesia Scale for functional outcomes in school-aged children who sustained traumatic brain injury.

The Westmead Post-Traumatic Amnesia Scale (WPTAS) is routinely used for the assessment of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in children who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, the WPTAS' predictive validity for functional outcomes is largely unknown. We aimed to determine whether PTA duration measured by the WPTAS (i) differentially predicts functional outcomes and (ii) contributes to predictions of outcomes beyond the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in children who sustained TBI.

Convergent validity of the child behavior checklist sleep items in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury.

Aim: The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) includes several sleep items. We aimed to examine the convergent validity of CBCL sleep scores with validated sleep measures, and to explore their functional correlates.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 44 children with moderate to severe TBI, aged 6-15 years.

The persistence of sleep disturbance and its correlates in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: A longitudinal study.

Objectives: The primary aim was to examine whether sleep disturbances persist in children in the chronic stage of recovery from moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). The secondary aim was to examine whether memory difficulties and/or other previously identified factors relate to sleep disturbances in children with moderate to severe TBI.

Methods: This longitudinal study included 21 children with moderate to severe TBI, 8-18 years old, recruited from an urban tertiary paediatric specialised brain injury rehabilitation unit.

Children who sustained traumatic brain injury take longer to fall asleep compared to children who sustained orthopedic injuries: actigraphy findings.

: to examine objective sleep outcomes in children who sustained moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). : to examine the relation of objective sleep with subjective sleep, fatigue, and injury variables.: A single tertiary brain injury unit.

Fatigue in Children With Moderate or Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Compared With Children With Orthopedic Injury: Characteristics and Associated Factors.

Objective: To characterize fatigue in children with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and to identify associated factors.

Setting: Urban tertiary pediatric healthcare facility.

Participants: Children aged 5 to 15 years with a moderate TBI (n = 21), severe TBI (n = 23), or an orthopedic injury (OI; n = 38).

First stage international validation of the pediatric family needs questionnaire (FNQ-P).

Objectives: 1. Evaluate reliability and construct validity of the newly-developed Family Needs Questionnaire - Pediatric (FNQ-P), a 40-item measure assessing the extent to which family's needs are met after a child has an acquired brain injury (ABI). 2.

Opiate analgesics and testing of post traumatic amnesia in school-aged children.

Objective: To assess the validity of the Westmead PTA scale in school-aged children treated with opiate analgesics.

Method: Twenty-eight hospitalized children without brain injury, aged between 8 and 16 years treated with opiate analgesics for pain relief following surgery were tested on the Westmead PTA scale. Pain and stress levels were also self-reported each day.

Behavioral interventions for sleep disturbances in children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Study Objectives: Sleep disturbances are common and associated with negative functional and health consequences in children with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders (NNDDs) and represent an important potential target for behavioral interventions. This systematic review examined the efficacy of behavioral sleep interventions (BSIs) for children with NNDDs and comorbid sleep disturbances.

Methods: A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsychINFO, and CENTRAL was conducted in April 2019.

A feasibility and acceptability study of cognitive behavioural treatment for insomnia in adolescents with traumatic brain injury: A-B with follow up design, randomized baseline, and replication across participants.

Difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep (symptoms of insomnia) are common following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI). Yet, interventions to treat insomnia in this population have not yet been reported. This single-case series examined the feasibility and acceptability of cognitive behavioral treatment for insomnia (CBT-I) for adolescents ( = 5, aged 11-13 years) with TBI, and explored changes in sleep and fatigue post-treatment.

Sleep Disturbance in Children With Moderate or Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Compared With Children With Orthopedic Injury.

Objectives: To characterize the sleep disturbance in children with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to identify associated factors.

Setting: An urban tertiary pediatric healthcare facility.

Participants: Children aged 5 to 15 years with a moderate TBI (n = 21), severe TBI (n = 23), or an orthopedic injury (OI; n =38) comparable in age, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Preliminary validation study of the Sydney Post-Traumatic Amnesia Scale (SYPTAS) in children with traumatic brain injury aged 4 to 7 years.

The aim of this study was to assess the validity (developmental, concurrent, and predictive) of the Sydney Post-Traumatic Amnesia Scale (SYPTAS) for assessment of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in 4 to 7 year old children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The design of this study is a retrospective cohort study. The SYPTAS was administered to 35 children (26 boys) aged 4.

PTA scale for children aged 4 to 7 years: Selecting developmentally valid and reliable items.

The aim of this study was to select developmentally valid and reliable items for inclusion in criterion-referenced (pass > 90%) posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) scale for children aged 4 to 7 years in a prospective cohort study. Fifty-two typically developing children (26 male/26 female) aged 4 to 7 years were administered a set of 10 items (5 orientation, 5 memory) over 3-4 days. The total score obtained on the set of 10 items had poor developmental validity and test-retest reliability.

Natural sequence of recovery from child post-traumatic amnesia: A retrospective cohort study.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to determine the sequence of skills recovery during post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in children with moderate to severe traumatic brain injuries (TBIs).

Setting: Fifty children aged 8 to 15 years consecutively admitted to a children's hospital with TBI and PTA>24 were tested in a retrospective cohort study where the main measure was the Westmead PTA Scale (WPTAS). The group analyses show that orientation to time took longer to recover than orientation to person and place, but not memory, while the individual analyses revealed that when orientation to time was grouped with memory, 94% of children recovered orientation to person and place before orientation to time and memory (examiner and pictures).

Assessing psychosocial functioning following childhood acquired brain injury: The Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children.

Objective: The Sydney Psychosocial Reintegration Scale for Children (SPRS-C) assesses psychosocial functioning in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). This article aims to: (1) describe normative data for the parent-rated SPRS-C and, (2) evaluate the discriminant validity of the SPRS-C.

Methods: For Aim 1, participants were parents of typically developing children (TDC) aged 5-14 years (N = 200).

Duration of post-traumatic amnesia as a predictor of functional outcome in school-age children: a systematic review.

Aim: In adults, duration of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) is a powerful early predictor of functional outcomes in traumatic brain injury. The aim of this work was to assess the predictive validity of PTA duration for outcomes in children (6-18y).

Method: PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Embase were searched for papers published to January 2014.

Psychosocial adjustment following acquired brain injury in childhood and adolescence: executive, behavioural and emotional contributions.

Background: A large literature documents psychosocial difficulties affecting participation in everyday activities following acquired brain injury (ABI). This study examined executive, behavioural and emotional contributions to psychosocial outcome in children with ABI.

Method: Participants with ABI (n = 35; aged 7-18 years) were recruited from a rehabilitation department.

Predictors of long-term sibling behavioral outcome and self-esteem following pediatric traumatic brain injury.

Objectives: To determine predictors of self-esteem and behavioral outcome among siblings of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Design: Cross-sectional.

Participants: Thirty-nine siblings closest in age to a child who sustained moderate to severe TBI.

Paediatric traumatic brain injury: a review of siblings' outcome.

Primary Objective: This review aimed to identify main findings and critically evaluate literature that considered sibling outcomes following paediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained by a brother or sister.

Methods: Qualitative and quantitative papers on the topic of TBI from PubMed and PsychINFO were reviewed. Identified literature was manually cross-referenced and all papers that identified siblings as the main subject of research or as secondary to research aims were included.