Brain injury rehabilitation: The lived experience of inpatients and their family caregivers

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-193

  Fleming, Jennifer ^a,b,c   Sampson, Jennifer ^a   Cornwell, Petrea ^d   Turner, Ben ^e   Griffin, Janell ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Qld Health   (Australia)

^d Children's Health QLD   (Australia)

^e Metro South Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquired brain injury; Environment; Occupational therapy; Qualitative content analysis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BOREDOM; BRAIN INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857550085     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/11038128.2011.611531     Document Type: Article

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