Family experiences of supporting a relative with agitation during early recovery after traumatic brain injury

SL Carrier, J Ponsford, A McKay - Neuropsychological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
During the early recovery period after traumatic brain injury (TBI), referred to as post-
traumatic amnesia (PTA), approximately 44% of individuals may exhibit agitated behaviours …

Humanizing and dehumanizing intensive care: Thematic synthesis (HumanIC)

AH Nielsen, ME Kvande, S Angel - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Critical illness and the intensive care unit can be a terrifying experience to
patients and relatives and they may experience the extreme life‐saving measures as …

'They think we're just in God's waiting room': A discursive study on identity aloneness in stroke survivors

L Jefferson, S Dunne - Health, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper examines the rhetorical strategies used by stroke survivors to attend to identity
aloneness, a phenomenon in which individuals experience a sense of disconnect from …

Living with stroke during the first year after onset: an instrumental case study exploring the processes that influence adjustment

K Stagg, J Douglas, T Iacono - Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of an individual
navigating life in the first year after stroke, with attention to the influence of health …

“We're all Closer”: Narratives of Family Identity after Acquired Brain Injury

SME Culley - 2023 - openresearch.surrey.ac.uk
Introduction: Acquired brain injury (ABI) profoundly impacts the whole family. Typically,
research has studied survivor and family member experiences separately, using …