Neuropsychological testing and functional outcome for individuals with traumatic brain injury

Abstract

The relationship between performance on neuropsychological measures and the vocational and inde pendent living functioning of individuals with traumatic brain injury was examined. The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Revised WAIS R IQ and Stroop Color and Word Test scores differentiated individuals who required no assistance with activities of daily living from those requiring some level of assistance. Only the Stroop Color and Word Test scores differentiated individuals who were com petitively employed or engaged in degree oriented education from those who were unemployed or in sheltered or supported employment. Wechsler Memory Scale Revised WMS-R scores did not differentiate these groups.