RNBI™
Ruff Neurobehavioral Inventory™
Purpose: Assesses cognitive, emotional, physical, and psychosocial functioning, and general quality of life
Format: Paper and pencil, Download
Age range: 18 years to 75 years
Time: 30-45 minutes
DETAILS:
A 243-item self-report questionnaire, the RNBI is appropriate for use following a major illness or injury. The RNBI can provide diagnostic insights, assess treatment outcomes, and track the rate of improvement based on the patient’s self-perceptions of daily problems.
Assesses perception of the important dimensions of daily life following a catastrophic event
Scale scores are combined to create four Premorbid and four Postmorbid Composite scale scores, which provide global information about the individual’s perceived cognitive, emotional, and physical functioning as well as his or her overall quality of life.
Two validity scales assess abnormal response styles; two assess impression management.
The 17 RNBI critical items provide additional interpretive information within various clinical areas of interest.
Allows judgments based on normative data for either the general population or a clinical population.
Captures premorbid functions in a comprehensive manner, facilitating a direct comparison between premorbid and posttrauma functioning.