Citation

Schaaf KP, Kreutzer JS, Danish SJ, Pickett TC, Rybarczyk BD, Nichols MG. Rehabil. Psychol. 2013; 58(3): 298.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0034140

PMID

23978084

Abstract

Reports an error in "Evaluating the needs of military and veterans' families in a polytrauma setting" by Kathryn P. Wilder Schaaf, Jeffrey S. Kreutzer, Steven J. Danish, Treven C. Pickett, Bruce D. Rybarczyk and Michelle G. Nichols (Rehabilitation Psychology, 2013[Feb], Vol 58[1], 106-110). The affiliations of authors Treven C. Pickett and Michelle G. Nichols were incorrectly listed in the byline and author note. Both authors are affiliated with the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), Washington DC. The online version of this article has been corrected.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the perceived importance of needs and the extent to which they are met among a sample of family members in an inpatient polytrauma setting.

METHOD: The Family Needs Questionnaire was administered to 44 family members of patients at the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center at McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center over a 30-month period.

RESULTS: Families rated health information needs as most important and most frequently met. conversely, family members rated emotional support and instrumental support needs as least important and most frequently unmet.

CONCLUSION: Preliminary data suggest that the similarity between family needs in military and civilian settings is noteworthy, and provide direction for development of empirically based family intervention models for polytrauma settings. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved).

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