Measurement Characteristics and Clinical Utility of the Disorders of Consciousness Scale Among Individuals With Brain Injury

The Disorders of Consciousness Scale (DOCS) is a bedside assessment of neurobehavioral function (NBF) for individuals with disordered consciousness following a brain injury. The DOCS is different from other bedside assessments of NBF because it captures the person ’s best response to sensory stimuli. The current version, the DOCS-25, evaluates 4 sensory domains: auditory-language, somatosensory, visual, and gustation and olfaction.

Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 25, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jennifer Weaver, Elizabeth Elgin, Andrew Jones, Ann Guernon, Alison Cogan, Trudy Mallinson, Theresa Bender Pape, Linda Ehrlich-Jones Tags: Organization news Source Type: research