ABSTRACT

In acquired brain injury (ABI), social cognition is a contributing factor to the changes observed in functional outcomes. However, progress in assessing and understanding social cognitive impairments is limited by a lack of consistency in terminology and the proliferation in assessment tools, leading to a lack of consensus on what should be assessed and how. This review aims to examine the domains of social cognition commonly assessed in ABI, the assessment tools used, and the appropriateness of these tools for researchers and clinicians. Using the Arksey and O’Malley scoping review methodology, 367 articles reporting results from 10,930 people with an ABI met our inclusion criteria. The five most commonly assessed domains of social cognition were emotion perception, theory of mind, social communication, identity recognition and empathy. The most commonly used measure of these domains included: the Ekman and Friesen photo series, Faux Pas Recognition Test, La Trobe Communication Questionnaire, Benton Facial Recognition Test and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index. There are well-validated measures readily available that are underused in favour of non-standardized measures clinically or the development of one’s own measure in research. The appropriateness of the identified measure for research and clinical use was discussed, including suggestions for future research.

摘要

在获得性脑损伤 (ABI) 中，社会认知是观察到的功能结果变化的一个促成因素。然而，在评估和理解社会认知障碍方面的进展受到术语缺乏一致性和评估工具激增的限制，导致对于应该评估什么以及如何评估缺乏共识。本综述旨在检查 ABI 中通常评估的社会认知领域、使用的评估工具，以及这些工具对研究人员和临床医生的适用性。使用 Arksey 和 O'Malley 范围界定审查方法，来自 10,930 名 ABI 患者的 367 篇报告结果符合我们的纳入标准。五个最常被评估的社会认知领域是情绪感知、心智理论、社会沟通、身份识别和同理心。这些领域最常用的衡量标准包括：Ekman 和 Friesen 照片系列、失礼识别测试、La Trobe 交流问卷、Benton 面部识别测试和人际反应指数。有现成的经过充分验证的措施未被充分利用，以支持临床上的非标准化措施或在研究中开发自己的措施。讨论了确定的研究和临床使用措施的适当性，包括对未来研究的建议。有现成的经过充分验证的措施未被充分利用，以支持临床上的非标准化措施或在研究中开发自己的措施。讨论了确定的研究和临床使用措施的适当性，包括对未来研究的建议。有现成的经过充分验证的措施未被充分利用，以支持临床上的非标准化措施或在研究中开发自己的措施。讨论了确定的研究和临床使用措施的适当性，包括对未来研究的建议。