TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - What happens after the accident? Psychosocial needs of people with traumatic brain injury and their families
JO  - Gaceta Sanitaria
A1  - Gifre, Mariona
A1  - Gil, Angel
A1  - Pla, Laura
A1  - Roig, Teresa
A1  - Monreal-Bosch, Pilar
SP  - 60
EP  - 65
VL  - 29
IS  - Suppl 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that people with a traumatic brain injury and their families perceived as helping to improve their quality of life. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: es</p>
LA  - es
SN  - 0213-9111
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.02.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -