Parenting a child with a traumatic brain injury: Experiences of parents and health professionals

Brain Injury

Volumn 27, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1570-1582

  Brown, Felicity L ^a   Whittingham, Koa ^a   Sofronoff, Kate ^a   Boyd, Roslyn N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family; Focus group; Parent; Qualitative research; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPOWERMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; EMOTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888882126     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.841996     Document Type: Article

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