Table 5.
Summary of pre-injury child and family predictors of change in Conduct Problems.
| Predictor | SDQ Conduct Problems | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level @ 12 months | Linear change: pre-injury−12 months | Quadratic change: pre-injury−12 months | Linear change: 12 month−36 months | |||||
| Coef (se) | p | Coef (se) | P | Coef (se) | p | Coef (se) | p | |
| Injury type | ||||||||
| TBI | 0.11 (0.04) | 0.01* | 0.23 (0.17) | 0.16 | 0.36 (0.17) | 0.03* | 0.11 (0.15) | 0.48 |
| Orthopedic | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) | (Ref) |
| Child characteristics | ||||||||
| •Age | −0.14 (0.05) | <0.01* | −0.14 (0.19) | 0.47 | −0.20 (0.20) | 0.31 | −0.06 (0.15) | 0.71 |
| •Sex (male = 0) | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.28 | −0.16 (0.17) | 0.34 | −0.12 (0.19) | 0.50 | −0.22 (0.17) | 0.20 |
| •SDQ peer problems | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.20 | 0.02 (0.20) | 0.93 | 0.01 (0.21) | 0.96 | −0.23 (0.22) | 0.28 |
| •SDQ pro-social | −0.22 (0.05) | <0.001* | −0.36 (0.18) | <0.05* | −0.37 (0.19) | 0.06 | −0.02 (0.18) | 0.90 |
| •CHQ physical restraints | −0.07 (0.05) | 0.13 | 0.13 (0.18) | 0.49 | 0.08 (0.19) | 0.68 | −0.11 (0.20) | 0.59 |
| •CHQ emotion/beh. restraints | −0.10 (0.05) | 0.04* | −0.08 (0.19) | 0.68 | −0.11 (0.20) | 0.56 | 0.11 (0.17) | 0.52 |
| •PCSI total | 0.09 (0.06) | 0.11 | 0.60 (0.19) | 0.001* | −0.65 (0.19) | <0.01* | −0.46 (0.29) | 0.11 |
|
EF factor •Brief inhibit λ = 0.81 •SDQ hyperactivity λ = 0.85 •CBCL ADHD problems λ = 0.85 •Brief initiate β = 0.69 •Brief monitor β = 0.67 •Brief organize materials β = 0.55 •Brief planning β = 0.74 •Brief working memory β = 0.81 |
0.48 (0.06) | <0.001* | −0.31 (0.22) | 0.16 | 0.39 (0.23) | 0.09 | −0.20 (0.23) | 0.39 |
| Family environment | ||||||||
| •Parent highest ed. | −0.03 (0.06) | 0.63 | 0.14 (0.20) | 0.48 | 0.20 (0.24) | 0.41 | 0.14 (0.20) | 0.49 |
| •Family Assessment Device | −0.01 (0.05) | 0.82 | 0.08 (0.19) | 0.68 | 0.06 (0.20) | 0.78 | −0.16 (0.17) | 0.37 |
| •Social Capital Index | −0.10 (0.05) | 0.04* | −0.07 (0.19) | 0.07 | −0.19 (0.19) | 0.32 | −0.09 (0.16) | 0.59 |
| •Income | −0.13 (0.06) | 0.02* | 0.02 (0.18) | 0.92 | −0.32 (0.21) | 0.14 | 0.02 (0.18) | 0.92 |
| •Language (1 = Spanish) | −0.09 (0.05) | <0.05* | 0.07 (0.20) | 0.74 | −0.09 (0.21) | 0.69 | −0.06 (0.17) | 0.71 |
CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; CHQ, Child Health Questionnaire; EF, Executive Function; PCSI, Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory; SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.
*
p < 0.05.