TY - JOUR
T1 - Caregiver resilience following traumatic brain injury
T2 - Findings at six months postinjury
AU - Marwitz, Jennifer H.
AU - Perera, Robert A.
AU - Klyce, Daniel W.
AU - Abbasi, Katherine
AU - Bergquist, Thomas F.
AU - Neumann, Dawn
AU - Agtarap, Stephanie D.
AU - Lengenfelder, Jean
AU - Hammond, Flora M.
AU - Dreer, Laura E.
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: Examine contributors to resilience among caregivers of individuals who have sustained a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), with the goal of identifying important targets for an intervention to improve caregiver resilience as well as outcomes for people with TBI. RESEARCH METHOD/DESIGN: Participants were adult caregivers (n = 176) and individuals with TBI who required inpatient rehabilitation at six TBI Model System sites. Measures included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Family Needs Questionnaire, Zarit Burden Interview, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. Data were collected between September 2018 and June 2021. RESULTS: Caregivers endorsed levels of personal resilience that were comparable to norms for community samples and slightly higher than groups under stress or with medical illness. Reports of the burden associated with the caregiving role were relatively low, as was reported psychological distress. In a multivariable model, higher proportions of met emotional support needs were associated with increased resilience. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Resilience may be strengthened by emotional support networks, including friends or family who may not already be directly involved in the provision of care. Supporting engagement with community agencies, peer mentors, or other informal resources within the family system that provide emotional support may bolster resilience outcomes for caregivers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: Examine contributors to resilience among caregivers of individuals who have sustained a moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), with the goal of identifying important targets for an intervention to improve caregiver resilience as well as outcomes for people with TBI. RESEARCH METHOD/DESIGN: Participants were adult caregivers (n = 176) and individuals with TBI who required inpatient rehabilitation at six TBI Model System sites. Measures included the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Family Needs Questionnaire, Zarit Burden Interview, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. Data were collected between September 2018 and June 2021. RESULTS: Caregivers endorsed levels of personal resilience that were comparable to norms for community samples and slightly higher than groups under stress or with medical illness. Reports of the burden associated with the caregiving role were relatively low, as was reported psychological distress. In a multivariable model, higher proportions of met emotional support needs were associated with increased resilience. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS: Resilience may be strengthened by emotional support networks, including friends or family who may not already be directly involved in the provision of care. Supporting engagement with community agencies, peer mentors, or other informal resources within the family system that provide emotional support may bolster resilience outcomes for caregivers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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U2 - 10.1037/rep0000503
DO - 10.1037/rep0000503
M3 - Article
C2 - 37338441
AN - SCOPUS:85166362987
SN - 0090-5550
VL - 68
SP - 281
EP - 288
JO - Rehabilitation Psychology
JF - Rehabilitation Psychology
IS - 3
ER -