title: Investing in the comeback: parent's experience following traumatic brain injury.
abstract: The increasing incidence of survival following traumatic brain injury necessitates a closer examination of long-term care and caregiver issues. A sample of parents and brain-injured offspring from 20 families was explored to identify a qualitatively-generated theory describing the parent's experience following a brain-injured child's return to the home setting. The grounded theory methodology was used during data collection and analysis. All the brain-injured offspring had survived moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, were living with at least one parent, and were aged 17-34 years. Investing in the Comeback is the generated three-phase theory. These three phases--centering on, fostering independence and seeking stability describe the work of parents living with brain-injured offspring.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011593:Psychology, Social