Caregivers of adults with traumatic brain injury: The emotional impact of transition from hospital to home

Brain Impairment

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-292

  Turner, Ben ^a,b   Fleming, Jennifer ^a,c,e   Parry, Julie ^a   Vromans, Monique ^a   Cornwell, Petrea ^a,d   Gordon, Cassandra ^a,d   Ownsworth, Tamara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Brain injury; Depression; Discharge; Rehabilitation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER STRAIN INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY AND STRESS SCALE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79251570251     PISSN: 14439646     EISSN: 18395252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/brim.11.3.281     Document Type: Article

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