Junqué C, Bruna O, Mataró M
Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Brain Inj. 1997 Apr;11(4):251-8. doi: 10.1080/026990597123557.
We studied physical, cognitive, emotional and quality-of-life changes noted by relatives in a sample of 65 severely traumatic brain injured (TBI) patients several years after injury. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the families perception of these changes and their need for information concerning the consequences of TBI. Our results indicated that the perceived changes in behavioural and affective symptoms and in the patient's quality of life were most closely associated with the need expressed by family members for information concerning, TBI. We also found that family relationships were especially affected by problems in the behavioral and affective domain, and the decrease in patient quality of life, as reported by relatives. These findings underline the importance of providing the relatives of TBI patients with information about the consequences of the injury with particular emphasis on behavioural and emotional disturbances, in order that they might cope better with these problems.
我们研究了65名重度创伤性脑损伤（TBI）患者受伤数年之后亲属所注意到的身体、认知、情感和生活质量变化。本研究的目的是评估家属对这些变化的看法以及他们对有关TBI后果信息的需求。我们的结果表明，行为和情感症状以及患者生活质量方面所察觉到的变化与家庭成员对有关TBI信息的需求最为密切相关。我们还发现，亲属报告称，行为和情感领域的问题以及患者生活质量的下降对家庭关系产生了特别影响。这些发现强调了向TBI患者亲属提供有关损伤后果信息的重要性，尤其要强调行为和情绪障碍方面的信息，以便他们能更好地应对这些问题。
