Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E)
Overview
- Purpose
- To classify global outcomes in TBI survivors. Primarily intended to describe outcomes in groups of cases for research purposes. Utility for individual assessment is limited.
- Item Count
- 28
- Population
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Instrument Citation(s)
Instrument available at: http://www.tbi-impact.org/cde/mod_templates/12_F_01_GOSE.pdf 
Wilson, J.T.L., Pettigrew, L.E.L., & Teasdale, G.M. (1998). Structured interviews for the Glasgow Outcome
Scale and the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale: Guidelines for Their Use. J Neurotrauma, 15(8):
573-585.
Instrument Domains
| Domain | Number of Items |
|---|---|
| Community Inclusion | 9 |
| Employment | 3 |
| Meaningful activity | 3 |
| Social connectedness and relationships | 6 |
| Resources and settings to facilitate inclusion | 0 |
| Transportation | 0 |
| Holistic Health and Functioning | 4 |
| Individual health and functioning | 4 |
| Health promotion and prevention | 0 |
| Person-Centered Planning and Coordination | 14 |
| Assessment | 14 |
| Coordination | 0 |
| Person-centered planning | 0 |
| Caregiver Support | 0 |
| Access to resources | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support involvement | 0 |
| Family caregiver/natural support wellbeing | 0 |
| Training and skill-building | 0 |
| Choice and Control | 0 |
| Choice of services and supports | 0 |
| Personal choices and goals | 0 |
| Personal freedoms and dignity of risk | 0 |
| Self-direction | 0 |
| Consumer Leadership in System Development | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful caregiver involvement | 0 |
| Evidence of meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| System supports meaningful consumer involvement | 0 |
| Equity | 0 |
| Availability | 0 |
| Equitable access and resource allocation | 0 |
| Transparency and consistency | 0 |
| Fluctuation of Need | 0 |
| Human and Legal Rights | 0 |
| Freedom from abuse and neglect | 0 |
| Informed decision-making | 0 |
| Optimizing the preservation of legal and human rights | 0 |
| Privacy | 0 |
| Supporting individuals in exercising their human and legal rights | 0 |
| Level of Caregiver Well-Being | 0 |
| Service Delivery and Effectiveness | 0 |
| Delivery | 0 |
| Person's needs met and goals realized | 0 |
| System Performance and Accountability | 0 |
| Data management and use | 0 |
| Evidence-based practice | 0 |
| Financing and service delivery structures | 0 |
| Workforce | 0 |
| Adequately compensated with benefits | 0 |
| Culturally competent | 0 |
| Demonstrated competencies when appropriate | 0 |
| Person-centered approach to services | 0 |
| Safety of and respect for the worker | 0 |
| Staff Turnover | 0 |
| Sufficient workforce numbers dispersion and availability | 0 |
| Workforce engagement and participation | 0 |
Psychometric Citation
Wilson, J.T.L., Pettigrew, L.E.L., & Teasdale, G.M. (1998). Structured interviews for the Glasgow Outcome
Scale and the Extended Glasgow Outcome Scale: Guidelines for Their Use. J Neurotrauma, 15(8):
573-585.- Type of Publication
- Peer review
- Instrument Language
- English
- Sample: Age (Mean and Range)
39 Years at the time of injury
- Sample: Age Group
18-64 Years
- Sample: Countries/State
United Kingdom
- Sample: Disability Type
Traumatic Brain Injury
- Sample: Gender (%male)
84%
- Sample: Race/Ethnicity (%)
Not Reported
- Sample: Sampling Strategy
Convenience Sample
- Sample: Size
50
- Reliability: Inter-rater
Inter-rater agreement for the overall survey (78%)
- Study design
- Cross-Sectional