Factors Affecting Caregiver Burden 1 Year After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Prospective Nationwide Multicenter Study.

Summary, in English

To assess burden in the caregivers of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) 1 year postinjury, related to caregiver's demographic data and social network, patient's demographic data, injury severity, and functional status.

• Author: Unn Sollid Manskow; Solrun Sigurdardottir; Cecilie Røe; Nada Andelic; Toril Skandsen; Elin Damsgård; Sölve Elmståhl; Audny Anke
• Department/s: EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health; Geriatrics; Department of Health Sciences
• Publishing year: 2014-08-12
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25119652?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HTR.0000000000000085
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Topic: Gerontology, specializing in Medical and Health Sciences
• Status: Published
• Research group: Geriatrics
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1550-509X