Table 3.
Known Groups Validity for TBI-CareQOL measures
| TBI-CareQOL Measures | High Functioning (MPAI-4<60) | Low Functioning (MPAI-4≥60) | t | p | d | ||
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| Mean (SD) | % Impaired (T>60)1 | Mean (SD) | % Impaired (T>60)1 | ||||
| Civilian sample | N = 296 | N = 42 | |||||
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| Caregiver Strain CAT | 46.50 (9.50) | 8.1 | 54.79 (9.01) | 33.3 | 5.33* | .0001 | 0.90 |
| Caregiver Strain SF | 46.47 (9.35) | 11.1 | 54.76 (10.20) | 35.7 | 5.31* | .0001 | 0.85 |
| Caregiver-Specific Anxiety CAT | 46.57 (9.13) | 6.8 | 52.22 (8.90) | 21.4 | 3.76* | .0001 | 0.63 |
| Caregiver-Specific Anxiety SF | 46.28 (8.76) | 7.4 | 53.21 (9.90) | 28.6 | 4.72* | .0001 | 0.74 |
| Feeling Trapped CAT | 45.16 (8.50) | 5.1 | 56.44 (8.44) | 33.3 | 8.06* | .0001 | 1.33 |
| Feeling Trapped SF | 44.88 (7.31) | 4.4 | 55.89 (9.30) | 35.7 | 7.36* | .0001 | 1.32 |
| Feelings of Loss -Self CAT | 46.90 (9.28) | 8.1 | 57.40 (8.46) | 38.1 | 6.94* | .0001 | 1.18 |
| Feelings of Loss -Self SF | 46.28 (8.78) | 8.8 | 57.78 (10.41) | 45.2 | 7.75* | .0001 | 1.19 |
| Feelings of Loss - Person with TBI CAT | 46.35 (9.86) | 12.5 | 58.20 (7.80) | 38.1 | 6.20* | .0001 | 1.33 |
| Feelings of Loss - Person with TBI SF | 48.20 (10.01) | 16.6 | 58.67 (8.35) | 54.8 | 6.46* | .0001 | 1.14 |
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| Military sample | N = 106 | N = 102 | |||||
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| Caregiver Strain CAT | 51.76 (7.27) | 8.5 | 56.31 (8.05) | 29.4 | 4.28* | .0001 | 0.59 |
| Caregiver Strain SF | 51.74 (8.37) | 17.0 | 56.16 (8.93) | 30.4 | 3.68* | .0001 | 0.51 |
| Caregiver-Specific Anxiety CAT | 51.26 (7.59) | 9.4 | 58.09 (7.90) | 35.3 | 6.36* | .0001 | 0.88 |
| Caregiver-Specific | 50.60 (8.03) | 12.3 | 58.71 (9.00) | 38.2 | 6.87* | .0001 | 0.95 |
| Anxiety SF Feeling Trapped CAT | 52.22 (7.15) | 11.3 | 59.19 (5.47) | 42.2 | 7.92* | .0001 | 1.09 |
| Feeling Trapped SF | 51.65 (8.71) | 16.0 | 60.90 (7.48) | 52.9 | 8.22* | .0001 | 1.14 |
| Feelings of Loss -Self CAT | 50.37 (7.89) | 9.4 | 55.94 (7.60) | 30.4 | 5.18* | .0001 | 0.72 |
| Feelings of Loss -Self SF | 50.35 (8.08) | 11.3 | 57.15 (9.21) | 39.2 | 5.65* | .0001 | 0.78 |
| Feelings of Loss - Person with TBI CAT | 47.60 (7.85) | 4.7 | 53.70 (7.76) | 21.6 | 5.64* | .0001 | 0.78 |
| Feelings of Loss - Person with TBI SF | 47.47 (8.26) | 5.7 | 54.20 (9.07) | 33.3 | 5.60* | .0001 | 0.78 |
Note. CAT = computer adaptive test; SF = short form; MPAI-4 = Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-Fourth Edition.
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Scores in this column represent the proportion of participants who scored 60 or greater on the TBI-CareQOL measure