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Title	Scoring of Scales in the Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prison Study
Author	Ferguson, P.L.; Pickelsimer, E.P.
Date	2012-03
Subject.MeSH	SITBIP Scoring Brain Injuries Brain Injuries--epidemiology--South Carolina Prisoners -- statistics & numerical data
Description	The Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prisons (SITBIP) is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded research project with three specific aims. The primary aim is to examine the relationship of recidivism and traumatic brain injury (TBI) among a population-based sample of inmates being released from South Carolina's state prisons. The second aim is to estimate the prevalence of TBI, substance abuse, and violence in this sample and the third aim is to examine the validity of inmate report of TBI against SC hospital records. In order to fulfill these aims, 636 inmates in the SC Department of Corrections were interviewed. The interview contains numerous scales, many are complete scales that have been previously validated and published, some are parts of such scales, and some are original questions created specifically for this study. This paper's purpose is to detail the scoring of these scales and questions, especially to inform readers of details unique to this sample and study. The questions used in the interview are in the SITBIP Data Codebook accessible at http://people.musc.edu/~pickelse/TBI_Prison_Study/SITBIP-Data_Codebook.pdf. It is very important for the reader to download the file and review the entire questionnaire.
Collection	MUSC Department of Public Health Sciences Working Papers Working Papers
Contributing Institution	Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Date Digital	2012
Rights	Copyright is held by the author.
Language	English
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Media Type	Manuscripts
Resource Identifier	11-005
Note	Acknowledgment: This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement No. U49CE001318 from the Division of Injury Response (DIR), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The opinions and conclusions expressed are solely the authors' and should not be construed as representing the opinions of CDC or any agency of the Federal Government.
Bibliographic Citation	Citation Ferguson PL, Pickelsimer EP. Scoring of Scales in the Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prison Study. Medical University of South Carolina. 2011. Accessed [date] at http://medica.library.musc.edu/p/bew/106

Scoring of Scales in the Statewide Investigation of Traumatic Brain Injury in Prison Study

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