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OBJECTIVE: To identify sex-based differences in self-reported and close
other-reported perceptions of communication behaviors in adults with traumatic
brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Between-groups comparison of questionnaire data from
men and women with TBI and their close others. SETTING: University academic
department. PARTICIPANTS: Adults with medically documented TBI (n=160) and adults
without TBI (n=81; control group) (N=241). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: La Trobe Communication Questionnaire, a standardized measure of
communication problems in everyday life. RESULTS: Participants with TBI endorsed
more communication problems than controls (P<.001). There were no significant
differences in self-ratings (P=.20) or in the ratings of close others (P=.09) in
communication behaviors of men with TBI compared with women with TBI. There was
no difference between the self-ratings of women with TBI and their close others
(P=.59). However, men with TBI significantly underreported communication problems
compared with reports of close others (P<.001). CONCLUSIONS: Women with TBI might
be more accurate than men with TBI in recognizing their own pragmatic
communication problems.
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