Development and validation of the Caregiver Empowerment Scale: A resource for working with family caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury.

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Edmund Degeneffe ◽  
Fong Chan ◽  
Laura Dunlap ◽  
David Man ◽  
Connie Sung
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals Informal carer's knowledge of traumatic brain injury questionnaire: Initial development and validation

Nursing Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amena Awadh Bamatraf ◽  
Mei Chan Chong ◽  
Mazlina Mazlan ◽  
Chong Chin Che ◽  
Rista Fauziningtyas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Development And Validation

Predictors of Emotional Distress in Family Caregivers of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelle M. Sander ◽  
Kacey Little Maestas ◽  
Allison N. Clark ◽  
Whitney N. Havins
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Class B ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Severe Tbi

The purpose of the current paper was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on predictors of emotional distress in caregivers of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to provide evidence-based classification for prognostic variables to guide future research and clinical practice. A search was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO databases. The citations of resulting articles were also reviewed. Twenty-eight articles met inclusion criteria and were retained for review. Reviews were conducted in accordance with the 2011 edition of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Guidelines for classifying evidence for prognostic studies. Data abstraction revealed one Class I study, four Class II studies, eight Class III studies, and 15 Class IV studies. Results of the review indicated that caregivers’ report of neurobehavioural problems in the person with injury is a probable predictor of emotional distress for caregivers of persons with complicated mild, moderate or severe TBI (Class B evidence). The level of participation in the person with injury, level of support needed by the person with injury, and family systems functioning are probably predictors of emotional distress for caregivers of persons with severe TBI (Class B evidence). Executive functioning impairment in the person with injury, pre-injury emotional distress in caregivers, caregiver age, caregivers’ use of emotion-focused coping, and social support may possibly be risk factors for caregivers’ emotional distress (Class C evidence). Recommendations for future research and implications for assessment and treatment of family caregivers are discussed.

scholarly journals He Looks Normal But … Challenges of Family Caregivers of Veterans Diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 277-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Saban ◽  
Nancy S. Hogan ◽  
Timothy P. Hogan ◽  
Theresa Louise-Bender Pape
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Caregivers

Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury From a Gestalt Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 252-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Edmund Degeneffe
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Service System ◽  
Gestalt Therapy ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Unfinished Business ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor

This article proposes ways in which the theories, philosophies, and techniques of Gestalt therapy can assist rehabilitation counselors to better understand traumatic brain injury (TBI). The article describes the central tenets of Gestalt therapy and its unique fit to TBI. Discussion focuses on how an appreciation of Gestalt therapy can assist rehabilitation counselors to understand and address the psychological, familial, and service system implications of TBI. A conceptual framework is presented on the pathways of maladjustment and adjustment to living with TBI from a Gestalt perspective. A central assumption of this model is that without intervention, the onset of TBI activates a process of maladjustment for many persons with TBI and their family caregivers expressed by fragmentation, unfinished business, and lack of self-awareness. The model underscores the importance of rehabilitation counselor attention on both individual and contextual levels.

The Relationship Between Coping and Psychological Adjustment in Family Caregivers of Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 219-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm I. Anderson ◽  
Grahame K. Simpson ◽  
Maysaa Daher ◽  
Lucinda Matheson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Ways Of Coping Questionnaire ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
American Academy Of Neurology ◽  
Class Iv

A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the association between coping (as measured by the Ways of Coping Questionnaire [WOCQ]) and psychological adjustment in caregivers of individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A search conducted using the CINAHL, Medline, and PsycINFO databases yielded 201 citations between 1974 and 2014. A total of seven articles met the inclusion criteria; namely, the respondents who completed the WOCQ were family caregivers of individuals with TBI (including 66-item, 42-item, or 21-item versions). Reviews were conducted in accordance with the American Academy of Neurology guidelines (2011) for classifying evidence. The results found no Class 1 or Class II studies but only four Class III and three Class IV studies. The major finding across the better-rated Class III studies was that the use of emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping was possibly associated with psychological adjustment in caregivers. The Class IV studies were determined to be inadequate or conflicting in determining the association between coping and psychological adjustment. Future studies need to employ carefully crafted designs, adhere to statistical procedure, apply advanced analytic techniques, and employ explicit models of coping, which will increase the accuracy and generalizability of the findings.

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