R3: Developing Environmental Factor Measures for Persons with Stroke, SCI, and TBI
Overview
Why is this study needed?
The need to account for personal preferences and environmental influences on participation is recognized but not adequately addressed by participation measures. The goal of this project is to develop, test and evaluate measures of environmental factors and their influence on participation for persons with stroke, SCI, and TBI.
How will this study help patients and rehabilitation stakeholders?
A validated set of environmental factor instruments will allow us to determine to what extent they predict social health and participation for people with long term disabilities.
What are the project objectives?
- Obective 1: Develop item banks of environmental barriers and facilitators.
- Objective 2: Evaluate promising new environmental factor instruments.
- Objective 3: Evaluate alternative methods of computer-assisted testing administration.
How will the project objectives be achieved?
After an analysis of environmental factor constructs from qualitative data takes place, item banks of environmental barriers and facilitators will be developed. Following item generation, cognitive interviews with community participants and stakeholders will ensure comprehension of items and will assist with revising item banks as needed. Barriers and facilitators item banks will be pilot tested before collecting environmental barriers and facilitators and societal enfranchisement items on 200 persons with a stroke, 200 persons with a SCI, and 200 persons with a TBI.
What agency funded the project?
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
NIDDR Grant Number: H133B090024
What is the duration of the project?
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2014
Project Staff
Principal Investigator:
Allen Heinemann, Ph.D., Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Co-Principal Investigators:
David Gray, Ph.D., Washington University
David Tulsky, Ph.D., Kessler Foundation Research Center
Elizabeth Hahn, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Sophia Garcia, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Jin-Shei Lai, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Joy Hammel, Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
Project Manager:
Dustin Williams, MS, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
312-238-2804
Related Project Research Web Sites
National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
Contact Information
For researchers and students
Allen Heinemann, Ph.D.
312-238-2802
For members of the media
312-238-6044