Connecting family needs and TBI caregiver mental health in Mexico City, Mexico

Abstract

Interventions for TBI caregivers, especially in Latin America, should help family members determine how best to meet their health information and instrumental needs, with the former being likely to improve caregiver mental health.

Family needs in the chronic phase after severe brain injury in Denmark

“…The European and the American findings are in contrast to a recent Mexican study that found the emotional needs were mostly met and the most unlikely met needs were from the sub-scale 'Health Information' [38]. The findings suggest that relatives receive ample medical information, but are less likely to receive adequate emotional and professional support.…”

“…This is consistent with another European study [19] which reported the percentage of 46% of the important rated needs as met. The other studies using the FNQ [6,26,38] did not combine the importance and met ratings, consequently a comparison with these samples is not possible.…”

Objective and Subjective Burden of Informal Caregivers 4 Years After a Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Results From the PariS-TBI Study

“…Clinical cutoffs grade burden severity as mild (range: 0-20), mild to moderate (21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32)(33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(38)(39)(40), moderate to severe (41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50)(51)(52)(53)(54)(55)(56)(57)(58)(59)(60), and severe burden (61-88). 33 The baseline characteristics of the patients and their caregivers are displayed in Table 1.…”

Exploring the experiences of people with the dual diagnosis of acquired brain injury and mental illness

“…Similarly, high rates of depression have been reported among carers of people with disabilities, including parents and spouses, following the onset of ABI [10]. The causes for depression in carers relate to the lack of instrumental supports provided to the caregivers as they learn to manage the changes in their loved one [11]. The challenge for people with ABI and their carers is that psychiatric disorders can persist for years following the ABI [7,12,13].…”

“…These emotional and behavioural issues impact negatively on recovery and rehabilitation following ABI [9,[15][16][17][18][19], including the ability to resume former roles in the community [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], quality-of-life [4,20,21] and life satisfaction [22]. These issues are often long-term problems for people with dual diagnosis [5,23].…”