@article{ref1,
title="Perspectives of survivors of traumatic brain injury and their caregivers on long-term social integration",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2008",
author="Lefebvre, Helene and Cloutier, Genevieve and Josée Levert, Marie",
volume="22",
number="7",
pages="535-543",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has damaging impacts on victims and family members' lives and their long-term social integration constitutes a major challenge. PURPOSE: The objective of the study was to document the repercussions of TBI on victims' long-term social integration (10 years post-trauma) and the contribution made by the services received from the point of view of TBI victims and family caregivers. This article examines the determinants of long-term social integration as well as the impact of TBI on family caregivers. METHODS: A qualitative design was used (semi-directed interviews). The sample consisted of 22 individuals who had sustained a moderate or severe TBI and 21 family caregivers. RESULTS: The results show that TBI is an experience that continues to present difficulties, even 10 years after the accident, and that different barriers contribute to this difficulty: not going back to work, depressive episodes, problems in relationships and sequellae. Family caregivers must help TBI victims confront the barriers in their path. IMPLICATIONS: This study adopts a longitudinal perspective to help professionals determine how to intervene with TBI victims and their families. It validates the importance of having clients and family caregivers describe their reality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699050802158243",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699050802158243"
}