Livingston M G, Brooks D N, Bond M R
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1985 Sep;48(9):876-81. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.48.9.876.
Fifty-seven consecutive severe male head injury patients together with a defined female relative were assessed at home 3, 6 and 12 months after injury in order to measure the psychiatric and social impact of the injury on the relative. Relatives were found to have significant and persistent psychiatric and social dysfunction and they considered themselves to have a high burden in caring for the relative throughout the year. No particular relationship was found to be the more vulnerable. The most frequent predictor of the relatives' psychiatric and social status was the level of symptomatic complaints voiced by the patients. The findings suggest the need for comprehensive rehabilitation of head injury patients and their relatives.
对57例连续的男性重型颅脑损伤患者及其一名特定的女性亲属,在受伤后3个月、6个月和12个月时进行了家访评估,以衡量该损伤对亲属的精神和社会影响。结果发现,亲属存在显著且持续的精神和社会功能障碍,他们认为自己在全年照顾亲属方面负担沉重。未发现哪种特定关系更易受影响。亲属精神和社会状况最常见的预测因素是患者所表达的症状性主诉水平。研究结果表明,颅脑损伤患者及其亲属需要进行全面康复。