COLLECTION METHODS

Definition

The variables in which interview/questionnaire data were collected from the person with brain injury and/or proxy as well as salient metrics such as completion status and length of the interview.

Form

[X] Form 1
[X] Form 2

Source

Data collector determines the methods used to collect the Pre-Injury History and Follow-Up data.

Details

Form 1 - Pre-Injury History
  • If more than one method was used to collect data, code the method that the most information was collected from.
  • If data was collected from more than one person, code the person that the most information was collected from
Form 2 - Follow-up Interview
  • Code the Primary method and Source as the method/source that the most information was collected from.

Every effort should be made to collect data from the participant or an appropriately informed significant other. Data from other sources (indicated by code “4” ) should be entered only if:

  1. it has not been possible to obtain that information from the person or significant other during the follow-up window,
  2. those data were originally collected during the follow-up window, and
  3. the data meet TBIMS standards for data collection procedures and data quality standards.

Interviewers should use their best judgment in determining whether a significant other has enough current knowledge of the participant to accurately answer follow-up questions.

Interview Length should be based solely on the time spent with the participant on the phone.
Begin timing as soon as the participant answers the phone. End timing when last question has been answered.

If interview is completed over multiple calls, add times for each call together.

Code ‘NA: Funding Not available’ is not shown on data collection form because it is a special purpose code and should not be used in normal data collection/submission.

NOTE: Court ordered rehab is considered a form of incarceration for the purposes of the TBIMS. Do not perform follow-up interview and code as incarcerated.

Characteristics

Cases completed prior to 1/15/2017 with both archived variables ‘Method of Data Collection - Person with TBI’ and ‘Method of Data Collection - Family Member/Significant Other’ completed by either codes 1 - In Person Interview; 2 - Telephone Interview; 3 - Questionnaire Mailing; or 4 - Data Obtained From Secondary Source; will be re-coded as data collected from person with TBI as ‘Primary Method of Data Collection’ and data collected from family/SO as ’Secondary Method of Data Collection.

If data was collected only from either the person with TBI or Family Member/Significant Other prior to 1/15/2017, this was re-coded as ‘Primary Method of Data Collection’.

On 7/1/2024, codes “20 - Other”, and “10 - Medical Records” were added to Primary and Secondary Source. Prior to this date, “Other” was coded as “10” and may have included data obtained through medical records review.

Variables

Form Type

Variable

ID

Question

History

Form 1

DataFrom

431

Who answered these questions?

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 1

DataMethod

432

Data collection method:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionFormatF

608

Format used for data collection:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionLanguageF

609

Language interview was conducted in:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionMethodPrimaryF

610

Primary method of data collection:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionMethodSecondaryF

611

Secondary method of data collection:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionSourcePrimaryF

612

Primary source of data collection:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectionSourceSecondaryF

613

Secondary source of data collection:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

CollectiontranslationserviceF

614

If Spanish or other language, was a translation service used:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

IntStatus

718

Interview status:

1989-10-01 - Variable Added

Form 2

LengthInterviewF

720

How long did this interview take:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

LostDeathSrchF

4030

Death Search:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

LostDirAsstF

4030

Directory Assistance:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostHospRecF

4030

Hospital Records:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostHospStaffF

4030

Hospital Staff:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostInmateSrchF

4030

Inmate Search:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostIntSitesF

4030

Internet Sites:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED
2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostLocSrvF

4030

Location Serivces:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostNoteF

Note:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostPhoneF

4030

Phone Contact:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostPostalF

4030

Postal:

2017-01-15 - Variable ADDED

Form 2

LostReasonF

724

If lost, why?

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Form 2

ReasonNoDataIndF

750

Reason person with TBI not providing data:

2017-01-15 - Variable Added

Codes and Values

ID

Code

Description

431

0

Participant

431

1

Spouse

431

2

Parent(s)

431

3

Sibling

431

4

Adult Child

431

5

Boyfriend, girlfriend, fiance

431

7

Other relative

431

8

Friend

431

9

Professional Caregiver

431

88

NA

431

99

Unknown

432

1

Interview

432

2

Questionnaire

432

3

Spanish Questionnaire

432

4

Professional Translator: Spanish

432

5

Professional Translator: Other language

432

6

Other translator: Spanish

432

7

Other translator: Other language

432

10

Other

432

888

NA

432

999

Unknown

608

1

Online Interview

608

2

Paper Interview

609

1

English

609

2

Spanish

609

3

Other

610

1

In Person Interview

610

2

Telephone Interview

610

3

Questionnaire Mailing

610

4

Data Obtained from Second Source

610

81

NA: Funding Not available

610

82

Not Applicable

610

99

Unknown

611

1

In Person Interview

611

2

Telephone Interview

611

3

Questionnaire Mailing

611

4

Data Obtained from Second Source

611

81

NA: Funding Not available

611

82

NA: No Secondary Method of Data Collection

611

99

Unknown

612

0

Participant

612

1

Spouse

612

2

Parent(s)

612

3

Sibling

612

4

Adult Child

612

5

Boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé

612

7

Other relative

612

8

Friend

612

9

Professional Caregiver

612

10

Medical Record

612

20

Other

612

888

NA

612

999

Unknown

613

0

Participant

613

1

Spouse

613

2

Parent(s)

613

3

Sibling

613

4

Adult Child

613

5

Boyfriend, girlfriend, fiancé

613

7

Other relative

613

8

Friend

613

9

Professional Caregiver

613

10

Medical Record

613

20

Other

613

888

NA: No Secondary Data Source

613

999

Unknown

614

0

No

614

1

Yes

614

88

NA - Interview conducted in English

718

1

Followed

718

2

Lost

718

3

Refused

718

4

Incarcerated

718

5

Withdrew

718

6

Expired

718

7

No Funding

718

87

Future FollowUpPeriod

720

8881

NA- Data Collected Online

720

8882

NA- Data Collected by Mail-Out

720

9999

Unknown

724

1

No Known Valid Contact Information

724

2

Valid Contact Information, No Response To Contact (Passive Refusal)

724

3

Valid Contact Information, Participant Not Physically or Cognitively Available, No Valid SO

724

4

Language Barrier

724

5

Out of Country

724

81

Not Applicable

724

82

Not Applicable, Expired

724

83

Not Applicable (Funding Not Available)

724

88

Not Applicable (Data Was Provided)

724

99

Unknown

750

3

Physically Or Cognitively Unable

750

4

Not Available

750

5

Stated Refusal

750

6

No Response To Contact

750

8

Language Barrier

750

9

Expired

750

81

Not Applicable (Funding Not Available)

750

82

Not Applicable (Data Was Provided)

750

99

Unknown

4030

0

No

4030

1

Yes

History

Date

Description

2006-02-13

Added NOTE : regarding the use of code '4 - Data Obtained from Secondary Source'.

2012-06-07

Added CODE: '7' No Funding.

2017-01-15

Added VARIABLE: LostReason

2017-01-15

Added VARIABLES: CollectionFormat, CollectionLanguage, CollectionMethodPrimary, CollectionMethodSecondary, CollectionSourcePrimary, CollectionSourceSecondary, CollectionTranslationService, LengthInterview.

2022-07-01

Added NOTES : Interview Length should be based solely on the time spent with the participant on the phone.
Begin timing as soon as the participant answers the phone. End timing when last question has been answered.
If interview is completed over multiple calls, add times for each call together.

2024-07-01

Added Characteristics: On 7/1/2024, codes "20 - Other", and “10 - Medical Records” were added to Primary and Secondary Source. Prior to this date, “Other” was coded as “10” and may have included data obtained through medical records review.