Determinants of Effective Caregiver Communication After Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To characterize the effects of caregiver mental health and coping strategies on interactions with an injured adolescent acutely after traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN:Multi-site, cross-sectional study. SETTING:Outpatient setting of 3 tertiary pediatric hospitals and 2 tertiary general medical centers. PARTICIPANTS:Adolescents (N = 125) aged 12-17 years, 1-6 months after being hospitalized with complicated mild to severe TBI. METHODS:Data were collected as part of a multi-site clinical trial of family problem-solving therapy after TBI. Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relationship of caregiver and environmental characteristics to the dimensions of effective communication, warmth, and negativity during caregiver-adolescent problem-solving discussions. MAIN

SUBMITTER: Hobart-Porter L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437845 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature