Counselor-assisted problem solving improves caregiver efficacy following adolescent brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the current study is to examine the efficacy of Counselor-Assisted Problem Solving (CAPS) in improving caregiver adaptation following traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Research method/design

In a randomized clinical trial comparing CAPS (n = 65), an online problem-solving intervention with accompanying Web-based counseling sessions, with an information-based Internet Resource Comparison (IRC; n = 67) program, participants included families of 12- to 17-year-olds who had sustained a TBI in the past 6 months. Linear regression analyses were used to identify main effects and to examine whether caregiver education, race, or prior computer use moderated treatment efficacy.

Results

Computer experience moderated postintervention improvements in caregiving

SUBMITTER: Wade SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4461433 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature