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Citation

Gifre M, Gil A, Pla L, Roig T, Monreal-Bosch P. Gac. Sanit. 2015; 29(Suppl 1): 60-65.

Vernacular Title

¿Y después del accidente? Las necesidades psicosociales de las personas con traumatismo craneoencefálico y de sus familiares.

Affiliation

Grupo de investigación ECIS (Envejecimiento, Cultura y Salud), Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Girona, Girona, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.02.002

PMID

26342414

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that people with a traumatic brain injury and their families perceived as helping to improve their quality of life.

METHODS: Three focus groups and five interviews were conducted with a total of 37 participants: 14 persons with traumatic brain injury and 23 caregivers. A content analysis was conducted. The constant comparative method was applied.

RESULTS: We detected five factors that improved the quality of life of persons with a traumatic brain and their families: 1) Informal support (family and friends); 2) formal support (counseling, employment, built and bureaucratic environment); 3) type of clinical characteristics; 4) social participation, and 5) social visibility.

CONCLUSIONS: The needs expressed by our participants primarily focused on social and emotional factors. For persons with severe traumatic brain injury attempting to achieve the best possible community integration, a new semiology is required, not limited to medical care, but also involving social and psychological care tailored to the needs of each individual and family and their environment.


Language: es

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