The experiences of the caregivers caring for the patients in persistent vegetative state due to traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Persistent vegetative state often occurs as a result of traumatic brain injuries; these patients are usually hospitalized for sustained periods, and the family caregivers are the main care providers in Iranian hospitals, especially for chronic and persistent vegetative state patients. The current study was conducted to investigate the family caregivers' experiences of caring for persistent vegetative state patients following traumatic brain injury.

Methods

This descriptive phenomenological study was carried out in 2019. Semi-structured interviews were done with 12 family caregivers caring for the patients in persistent vegetative state, hospitalized in a trauma center, after taking informed written consent and assuring about anonymity and confidentiality of their p

SUBMITTER: Alimohammadi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10262620 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature