A qualitative needs assessment of persons who have experienced traumatic brain injury and their primary family caregivers

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-25

  Rotondi, Armando J ^a,b,d   Sinkule, Jennifer ^c   Balzer, Kathleen ^a   Harris, Jeffrey ^a   Moldovan, Rene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 612B Scaife Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Family needs; Needs assessment; Patient needs; Person with TBI needs; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33846446117     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001199-200701000-00002     Document Type: Article

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