Citation

Masalha W, Auslander G. Soc. Work Health Care 2017; 56(10): 964-983.

Affiliation

Zena Harman Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work & Social Welfare , Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem , Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00981389.2017.1353568

PMID

28762891

Abstract

This study examined the use and helpfulness of coping strategies and patterns among parents of children with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants were 122 Arab-Israeli, Jewish-Israeli, and Palestinian parents of 65 children with TBI following their discharge from pediatric rehabilitation hospital. Family-focused strategies were highly prevalent and most helpful among both mothers and fathers. Jewish mothers reported that support coping pattern (but not medical or family) was more helpful than did Arab-Israeli and Palestinian mothers. The findings highlight the need to promote effective coping among mothers of children with TBI with low levels of income and education and underscore the need for continuous long-term professional support to parents of children with TBI after hospital discharge.

Language: en

Keywords

Coping strategies; Israelis; Palestinians; cultural differences; parents; traumatic brain injury