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dc.contributor.authorNalder, Emily
dc.contributor.authorFleming, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorCornwell, Petrea
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:57:30Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:57:30Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2013-03-27T22:27:58Z
dc.identifier.issn1443-9646
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/BrImp.2012.4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/49397
dc.description.abstractThe transition from hospital to home following traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been identified as the point where responsibility for care shifts from rehabilitation services to informal family caregivers. There has, however, been little research examining the experiences of family members during this important transition that involves adopting or, in some cases, resuming a caring role (e.g., a parent caring for an adult child). The aim of this qualitative investigation was to understand the experiences of family caregivers during the transition from hospital to home, defined as the first six months postdischarge. The sample included 10 family caregivers, of which all were female and either a mother, spouse or ex-partner of an individual with TBI. Semistructured interviews were conducted on average nine months following community reentry and data were analysed thematically using a framework approach. The overarching theme was that caregivers wished to move past the injury. This desire to move forward stemmed from a realisation of how their life had changed and the weight of the care responsibility. Caregivers were also aware of how the life of the individual with a TBI had changed and hoped for a return to normality (by regaining independence, engaging in meaningful occupation and having meaningful relationships). Implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed. There is a need for services to support family caregivers during the transition from hospital to home.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent185251 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationY
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom108
dc.relation.ispartofpageto122
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBrain Impairment
dc.relation.ispartofvolume13
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleLinked lives: the experiences of family caregivers during the transition from hospital to home following traumatic brain injury
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2012 Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorCornwell, Petrea


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