A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of a Manualized Intervention for Caregivers of Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury in Inpatient Rehabilitation.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 100(4S): S65-S75, 2019 04.
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| ID: mdl-30075147
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Investigate effectiveness of a 5-session manualized intervention for addressing needs of caregivers of persons in acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation.DESIGN:
Prospective, pilot randomized controlled trial.SETTING:
Inpatient brain injury rehabilitation unit, level 1 trauma center.PARTICIPANTS:
Patients (N=93) with moderate-to-severe TBI and their family members were enrolled in the study with 42 randomized to the treatment group, 51 to the control group. INTERVENTION Five-session manualized caregiver intervention with educational, stress and anxiety self-management, coping, and emotional support components. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Family Needs Questionnaire-Revised, knowledge assessment, Zarit Family Burden Scale, and Brief Symptom Inventory-18 were collected at pretreatment, posttreatment, and 3-month follow-up.RESULTS:
Treatment group caregivers showed an increase in met needs for emotional, instrumental, and professional support, and brain injury knowledge from baseline to posttreatment, whereas controls did not. Between-group differences were significant for only emotional support needs. Treatment effects were not sustained at 3-month follow-up.CONCLUSIONS:
Caregivers of persons undergoing acute TBI rehabilitation may benefit from interventions that target their unique needs. Caregivers may require additional and longer-term supports to sustain treatment benefits.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Lesões Encefálicas
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Cuidadores
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Lesões Encefálicas Traumáticas
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Autogestão
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article