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Awareness Questionnaire
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please choose the one best answer to each question.
1. How good is your ability to live independently now as compared to before your injury?
2. How good is your ability to manage your money now as compared to before your injury?
3. How well do you get along with people now as compared to before your injury?
4. How well can you do on tests that measure thinking and memory skills now as compared to before your injury?
5. How well can you do the things you want to do in life now as compared to before your injury?
6. How well are you able to see now as compared to before your injury?
7. How well can you hear now as compared to before your injury?
8. How well can you move your arms and legs now as compared to before your injury?
9. How good is your coordination now as compared to before your injury?
10. How good are you at keeping up with the time and date and where you are now as compared to before your injury?
11. How well can you concentrate now as compared to before your injury?
12. How well can you express your thoughts to others now as compared to before your injury?
13. How good is your memory for recent events now as compared to before your injury?
14. How good are you at planning things now as compared to before your injury?
15. How well organized are you now as compared to before your injury?
16. How well can you keep your feelings in control now as compared to before your injury?
17. How well adjusted emotionally are you now as compared to before your injury?
Bibliographic References (copyright belongs to the author/s of this instrument):
- Evans, C. C., Sherer, M., et al. (2005). "Early impaired self-awareness, depression, and subjective well-being following traumatic brain injury." Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 20(6): 488-500.
- Hellebrekers, D., Winkens, I., Kruiper, S., & Van Heugten, C. Psychometric properties of the awareness questionnaire, patient competency rating scale and dysexecutive questionnaire in patients with acquired brain injury. Brain Injury. 2017; 31(11), 1469-1478.
- Sherer M., Hart T., & Nick T. G. Measurement of impaired self-awareness after traumatic brain injury: A comparison of the patient competency rating scale and the awareness questionnaire. Brain Injury. 2003; 17:25–37.
- Sherer, M., Bergloff, P., et al. (1998). "The Awareness Questionnaire: factor structure and internal consistency." Brain Injury 12(1): 63-68.
- Sherer, M., Bergloff, P., et al. (1998). "Impaired awareness and employment outcome after traumatic brain injury." J Head Trauma Rehabil 13(5): 52-61.