ABSTRACT
This Compendium is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to measure signs and symptoms commonly encountered in neurological conditions, both progressive and non-progressive. It provides a repository of established instruments, as well as newly-developed scales, and covers all aspects of the functional consequences of acquired brain impairment.
In particular, the text provides a detailed review of approximately 150 specialist instruments for the assessment of people with neurological conditions such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, stroke and traumatic brain injury. Part A presents scales examining body functions, including consciousness and orientation; general and specific cognitive functions; regulation of behaviour, thought, and emotion; and motor-sensory functions. Part B reviews scales of daily living activities and community participation. Part C focuses on contextual factors, specifically environmental issues, and Part D contains multidimensional and quality of life instruments.
Each instrument is described in a stand-alone report using a uniform format. A brief history of the instrument's development is provided, along with a description of item content and administration/scoring procedures. Psychometric properties are reviewed and a critical commentary is provided. Key references are cited and in most cases the actual scale is included, giving the reader easy access to the instrument. The structure of the book directly maps onto the taxonomy of the influential International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (World Health Organization, 2001), enabling linkage of clinical concepts across health conditions.
The Compendium will be a valuable reference for clinicians, researchers, educators, and graduate students, and a practical resource for those involved in the assessment of people with brain impairment.
The book is accompanied by a password protected website. For a one-off payment, purchasers of the book can gain online access to the majority of the tests, scales and questionnaires featured in the book as downloadable PDFs. See inside the book for more details.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
section 1|18 pages
Introduction
part A|385 pages
Body Functions
section 2|69 pages
Scales of consciousness and orientation
section Section 1|26 pages
Scales measuring coma, vegetative and minimally conscious states
section Section 2|19 pages
Scales measuring delirium
section Section 3|20 pages
Scales measuring orientation and post-traumatic amnesia
section 3|91 pages
Scales of general cognitive functions
section 4|88 pages
Scales of specific cognitive functions
section Section 1|9 pages
Scales measuring attention functions
section Section 2|16 pages
Scales assessing executive functions
section Section 3|16 pages
Scales assessing language functions
section Section 4|29 pages
Scales assessing memory functions
section Section 5|13 pages
Scales assessing self-awareness
section 5|74 pages
Scales assessing the regulation of behaviour, thought and emotion
section 6|59 pages
Scales of sensory, ingestion and motor functions
section Section 1|16 pages
Scales assessing sensory functions
section 1.1|3 pages
Seeing functions
section 1.2|2 pages
Hearing functions
section 1.3|2 pages
Smell functions
section 1.4|2 pages
Touch functions
section 1.5|7 pages
Pain functions
section Section 2|3 pages
Scales assessing ingestion functions
section Section 3|36 pages
Scales assessing motor functions
section 3.1|2 pages
Muscle power functions
section 3.2|6 pages
Muscle tone functions
section 3.3|28 pages
Movement functions
part B|142 pages
Activities and Participation
section 7|71 pages
Scales assessing activities of daily living
section 8|68 pages
Scales assessing participation and social role
part C|48 pages
Contextual Factors
section 9|46 pages
Scales of environmental factors
part D|84 pages
Multi-domain Scales
section 10|82 pages
Global, multidimensional and quality of life scales
section Section 1|23 pages
Global scales
section Section 2|57 pages
Multidimensional and quality of life scales