Relationships after TBI: A grounded research study

Abstract

These theories will allow researchers and practitioners to grasp the impact of TBI on the coupled relationship, familiarize themselves with the process by which relational experiences following TBI interact and understand the ways in which couples respond to these interacting experiences to work toward relational healing.

Functional outcomes of community-based brain injury rehabilitation clients

“…Further insight into individuals' personal experiences of ABI rehabilitation, including systemic and personal barriers that impact on outcomes, may additionally be gained through well-developed qualitative research. This might include email-facilitated interviews, which have demonstrated clinical feasibility among individuals with cognitive impairment, [39] and analytic methodologies such as grounded theory [40] or interpretive phenomenological analysis [41].…”

Traumatic brain injury caregivers: A qualitative analysis of spouse and parent perspectives on quality of life

“…With a few notable exceptions (Carson, 1993; Chwalisz & Stark-Wroblewski, 1996; Gill, Sander, Robins, Mazzei, & Struchen, 2011; Godwin, Chappell, & Kreutzer, 2014; Hammond, Davis, Whiteside, Philbrick, & Hirsch, 2011; Johnson, 1995; Lefebvre, Cloutier, & Josee Levert, 2008; Rotondi, Sinkule, Balzer, Harris, & Moldovan, 2007), research on caregivers of individuals with TBI has relied on quantitative methods where the outcomes of interest are narrowly defined variables, such as depression or stress. This approach is restricted by a lack of quantitative measures that are specifically designed to assess health related quality of life (HRQOL) in caregivers of individuals with TBI (Thompson, 2009).…”

“…Whereas quantitative approaches provide the average or “group” perspective in the form of numerical output, a qualitative approach allows researchers to capture the individual’s point-of-view in the form of rich, personal descriptions, or narratives (Denzin & Lincoln, 2000, 2003). Previous qualitative research on TBI caregivers has focused on either parents (Carson, 1993) or partners (Chwalisz & Stark-Wroblewski, 1996), health care and service needs (Rotondi et al, 2007), couples issues such as intimacy and marital adjustment (Gill et al, 2011; Godwin et al, 2014; Hammond et al, 2011), or other well-defined topics such as a single family’s response to TBI (Johnson, 1995) or social reintegration (Lefebvre et al, 2008). To date, no qualitative study has provided a broad examination of both negative and positive impacts of providing care on the lives of caregivers or provided direct comparisons between the caregiver experiences of parents and partners.…”

Promoting Resilience Following Traumatic Brain Injury: Application of an Interdisciplinary, Evidence‐Based Model for Intervention

“…The need for resilience promotion following TBI has been well documented (Godwin & Kreutzer, 2013), and intervention founded on tenets of resilience has demonstrated success with both TBI survivors and their family members (Gan, 2008;Kreutzer et al, 2009). TCI and RAI curriculum development is grounded in a thorough literature review of TBI survivor, couple, and family outcomes; interdisciplinary theory, techniques, and the extensive clinical experience of a multidisciplinary team of TBI specialists; a novel comparative analysis of the overlapping domains impacting both TBI and resilience (see Tables 1 and 2); pilot data derived from patient and spouse quantitative assessment and qualitative interview (Kreutzer, Marwitz, & Godwin, 2012); grounded theory describing the impact of TBI on coupled relationships (Godwin, Chappell, & Kreutzer, 2014); and adherence to the population-congruent C-B framework (Gan, 2008(Gan, , 2010Kreutzer et al, 2009;Kreutzer, Stejskal, et al, 2010;Niemeier et al, 2005Niemeier et al, , 2010Niemeier et al, , 2011.…”