ArticleBrain sciences2020
Mental Health and Family Functioning in Patients and Their Family Members after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Empowering Support for Family Members of Brain Injury Patients in the Acute Phase of Hospital Care: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.Journal of family nursing · 2024Pooled it
- Associations between protective resources and family functioning after traumatic brain injury: A cross-sectional study using a structural equation modeling approach.NeuroRehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Assessing family quality of life in families of people with brain injuries: a Delphi study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- Compensatory Strategies to Improve Functional Cognition Post-Stroke: A Review for Caregiver Empowerment and Burden Reduction.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- The Traumatic Brain Injury-Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-related Dementia Caregiver Support Intervention: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Program Feasibility, Acceptability, and Utility.Innovation in aging · 2025Article
- Risk of Mortality Among Adult Females Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury in an Academic Medical System.Neurotrauma reports · 2025Article
- Aquaporins: Gatekeepers of Fluid Dynamics in Traumatic Brain Injury.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Psychometric properties of the Danish version of the Caregiver Burden Scale: Investigating predictors and severity of burden after stroke, spinal cord injury, or traumatic brain injury.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- The Development of an Early Intervention for Supporting Families of Persons With Acquired Brain Injuries: The SAFIRJournal of family nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the family as a whole. This study aimed to describe and compare mental health and family functioning in TBI patients and their family members, and to identify individual and family-related factors that were associated with mental health. It was conducted at an urban, specialized, TBI outpatient clinic and included 61 patients with mild to severe TBI and 63 family members. Baseline demographics and injury-related data were collected, and the participants answered standardized, self-reported questionnaires 6-18 months post-injury that assessed mental health; general health; family functioning, communication, and satisfaction; depression and anxiety; self-efficacy; resilience; and condition-specific quality of life. The patients reported significantly worse mental health, depression, resilience, self-efficacy, and general health compared with the family members. Patients and family members had similar perceptions, showing balanced family functioning, high family communication levels, and moderate family satisfaction. Factors significantly associated with mental health in patients and family members were depression, anxiety, and resilience, explaining 56% of the variance (
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